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Snake Creek Cemetery and Church

Needville, Fort Bend County

Marker Text

Tombstones in this cemetery reflect early settlers who lived in Snake Creek community: Hodges, Boon, Boone, Darst, Davis, Gill, Armstrong, Hartgraves, Hughes, Kennelly, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Snedecor, Sims, Tarver, West. Two veterans of the Battle of san Jacinto, Emory H. Darst and John P. Gill are buried here, as are several Confederate veterans. Land for the graveyard was granted in the 1850s by william Cole and by Peter L. West, who is buried here. A community church west of the cemetery served residents many years until destroyed during a 1932 hurricane.

Marker Details

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Location Description
Marker # 9067
Dedicated 1985
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; churches
Latitude, Longitude Exact Lat/Lon Unknown

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