Cemetery Information | |
Cemetery Name: | Der Stadt Friedhof |
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Directions: | Fredericksburg - Located in the city of Fredericksburg, TX at East Schubert and Lee St. |
County: | Gillespie |
Google Maps: | Link to aerial map |
Documentation: | This cemetery was first known as Der Stadt Friedhof by the early German settlers. It was later known as the Union Cemetery and the City Cemetery before returning to its original name. Der Stadt Friedhof is German for "The City Cemetery". Click on cemetery map to see the cemetery section layout. Additional information extracted from obituaries and other sources. Armand Lindig's compiled "Records of Der Friedhof Cemetery" in 1990. This book mentions "In 1850 a Roman Catholic Church was built, and they started their own cemetery. This resulted in the City Cemetery being left to the existing Protestant congregations. These congregations are Bethany Lutheran, Holy Ghost Lutheran, Zion Lutheran and the United Methodist Church." Section C of Der Stadt Friedhof include graves for members of the nearby Christian Methodist Episcopal church. |
Latitude: | 030 16 16 |
Longitude: | 098 51 42 |
Survey Date: | 2001 |
Surveyed By: | Fredericksburg Genealogical Society |
Published: | Book |
Restricted: | Access allowed to cemetery |
Comments: | Click on Der Stadt Friedhof on Find a Grave site to search for memorials on findagrave.com. Armand Lindig's compiled "Records of Der Friedhof Cemetery" in 1990. This book mentions "In 1850 a Roman Catholic Church was built, and they started their own cemetery. This resulted in the City Cemetery being left to the existing Protestant congregations. These congregations are Bethany Lutheran, Holy Ghost Lutheran, Zion Lutheran and the United Methodist Church." Section C of Der Stadt Friedhof include graves for members of the nearby Christian Methodist Episcopal church. |
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Contact Information for this location | |
Contact Name: | Fredericksburg and Gillespie County Genealogy |
Phone: | n/a |
Email Address: | webmaster@fbgtxgensoc.org |
Web site: | www.fbgtxgensoc.org |
Postal Address: | n/a |
Comments: | Additional information including obits, spouse, parents, location of death records and gravestone pictures may be available for individuals buried at this location. |