Near Orchard in Fort Bend County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Orchard Cemetery
Photographed by Doug Green
1. Orchard Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Orchard Cemetery. . In 1891 along the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway on the former J.W. Johnson Ranch, investor Samuel K. Cross of Kansas platted Orchard for homes, business and farms. Families of German, Czech and Polish descent were among the first settlers. Henry K. Aylor bought the first property in 1891 and came in 1893. Swiss-born Annie (Gabathuler) Zogg (1837-1894) was the first burial, in a pasture of the Aylors near the railroad tracks in the Gail Borden Jr. League. In 1924, the Orchard Cemetery Association formed; the next year, the widow Elizabeth Aylor deeded 1.5 acres for the cemetery. In 1975, the association incorporated and more land was donated, making the cemetery about six acres. Burials include veterans from the Civil War through Vietnam, original settlers and their descendants.
Historic Texas Cemetery .
In 1891 along the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway on the former J.W. Johnson Ranch, investor Samuel K. Cross of Kansas platted Orchard for homes, business and farms. Families of German, Czech and Polish descent were among the first settlers. Henry K. Aylor bought the first property in 1891 and came in 1893. Swiss-born Annie (Gabathuler) Zogg (1837-1894) was the first burial, in a pasture of the Aylors near the railroad tracks in the Gail Borden Jr. League. In 1924, the Orchard Cemetery Association formed; the next year, the widow Elizabeth Aylor deeded 1.5 acres for the cemetery. In 1975, the association incorporated and more land was donated, making the cemetery about six acres. Burials include veterans from the Civil War through Vietnam, original settlers and their descendants.
Historic Texas Cemetery
Erected 2018 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 23364.)
Location. 29° 36.379′ N, 95° 58.979′ W. Marker is near
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Orchard, Texas, in Fort Bend County. It is on State Highway 36 Ό mile west of Farm to Market Road 1489, on the right when traveling west. Marker in the Orchard Cemetery which is on the North side of Texas Hwy 36 about 1/4 mile West of the intersection of Hwy 36 and FM 1489. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10709 36th Division Memorial Hwy, Wallis TX 77485, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area. It is also on the American Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2026, by Doug Green of Sugar Land, Texas. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2026, by Doug Green of Sugar Land, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
