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Grassyville Cemetery

Paige, Bastrop County

Marker Text

German immigrants settled the Grassyville community in the 1850s and organized a Methodist church. Many gravestones in this cemetery are lettered in German script. The two earliest burials, Auguste D. Hamff and Bertha Kunkel, are both dated 1871. Seven Confederate veterans who served in Creuzbaur's-Welhausen's battery during the Civil War (1861-1865) are buried in the 1.5-acre graveyard. Although the village has disappeared, the burial ground continues in use. There are 130 graves tended by Grassyville Cemetery Association, which was established in 1963. (1977)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description off US 290, south on FM 2104, 4.6 mi. to FM 2259, east .3 mi., then north on CR 184 .4 mi. to CR 149, east .5 mi. at end of CR 149
Marker # 9191
Dedicated 1977
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; German immigrants/immigration
Latitude, Longitude 30.145115, -97.066991

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