Hutto in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Hutto Lutheran Cemetery
Photographed by Keith Peterson
1. Hutto Lutheran Cemetery Marker
In 1892, several Swedish immigrants who had settled in the Hutto area established the Swedish Lutheran Evangelical Church. In 1894 a tornado destroyed the first sanctuary, built by members on Short Street. After utilizing a second church building for several years, the congregation moved to East Live Oak and Church Streets in 1902. The following year, the congregation purchased this site for a church cemetery.
It is believed the first marked graves, dating as early as 1897, are those of children whose remains were exhumed and reinterred at the new cemetery. The first adult buried here was Johannes Anderson (d. 1903).
There are several unmarked graves believed to be those of children. There are also graves of military veterans and tombstone symbols that reflect Masonic and Woodmen of the World affiliations.
Today, Hutto Lutheran Cemetery is maintained by a church committee, which conducts special events and raised funds for maintenance of the burial ground. The site remains a link to the area's early Swedish settlers, their families and their church. Historic Texas Cemetery.
Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13246.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas and in the Austin Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hutto Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Hutto (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hutto Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Klattenhoff House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Shiloh-McCutcheon Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hutto Baptist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Major Robert McNutt (approx. 2½ miles away); Saul Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hutto.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Hutto United Methodist Church (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Keith Peterson, August 31, 2019
2. Hutto Lutheran Cemetery and Marker
Photographed by Keith Peterson
3. Grave of Johannes Anderson
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,506 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on May 15, 2011, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on December 19, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 2. submitted on August 31, 2019, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 3. submitted on December 19, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
