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Main Name: Community Cemetery, Rosenberg | FB-C052

Alternate Names:

• Bird Cemetery
• Byrd Cemetery
• Rosenberg Cemetery
• Rosenberg City Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: 310 Blume Road, Rosenberg

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 32.342 N, 95 49.604 W

Map Coordinates: 29.539033, -95.826733

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active.  The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Afro-American.  The size of the cemetery is 2.0 acres.  The number of known burials is 209 and the date of the earliest burial is 02/16/1927.

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Main Name: Community Cemetery, Rosenberg | FB-C052

Alternate Names:

• Bird Cemetery
• Byrd Cemetery
• Rosenberg Cemetery
• Rosenberg City Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: 310 Blume Road, Rosenberg

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 32.342 N, 95 49.604 W

Map Coordinates: 29.539033, -95.826733

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active.  The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Afro-American.  The size of the cemetery is 2.0 acres.  The number of known burials is 209 and the date of the earliest burial is 02/16/1927.

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Main Name: Bland Cemetery | FB-C113

Alternate Names:

• Roberson Cemeterty
• Roberson-Chappel Cemetery

Access: Access to the cemetery is via PRIVATE property. Permission from the land owner MUST be obtained prior to visiting the cemetery.

Location: Near Clay Rd, Richmond

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 35.649 N, 95 45.568 W

Map Coordinates: 29.594150, -95.759467

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive. The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Afro-American. The size of the cemetery is unknown. The number of known burials is 2 and the date of the earliest burial is 12/29/1892.

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Main Name: Bland Cemetery | FB-C113

Alternate Names:

• Roberson Cemeterty
• Roberson-Chappel Cemetery

Access: Access to the cemetery is via PRIVATE property. Permission from the land owner MUST be obtained prior to visiting the cemetery.

Location: Near Clay Rd, Richmond

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 35.649 N, 95 45.568 W

Map Coordinates: 29.594150, -95.759467

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive. The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Afro-American. The size of the cemetery is unknown. The number of known burials is 2 and the date of the earliest burial is 12/29/1892.

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Main Name: Roan – Mayshack Cemetery | FB-C089

Alternate Names: None

Access: Cemetery access is via PRIVATE property. Permission from the land owner MUST be obtained prior to visiting the cemetery.

Location: Near SH-36, Rosenberg

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 33.852 N, 95 50.297 W

Map Coordinates: 29.564200, -95.838283

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive. The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Afro-American. The size of the cemetery is unknown. The number of known burials is 5 and the date of the earliest burial is 02/12/1917.

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Photo Taken Date: 1994

Main Name: Jones Cemetery, Willie | FB-C132

Alternate Names:

• Richmond-Foster Road Cemetery
• Croom Cemetery

Access: There is public access to the cemetery.

Location: Near Foolish Pleasure Court, Richmond

NAD83 Coordinates: Latitude: 29 36.716 N, Longitude: 95 46.150 W

Map Coordinates: 29.61193,-95.76917

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive. The cemetery is affiliated with a religious organization and the ethnicity is primarily Afro-American. The size of the cemetery is 2.9 acres. The number of burials is 64 and the date of the earliest burial is 17 June, 1903.

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Main Name: Beneficial Society Cemetery | FB-C100

Alternate Names:

• Fort Bend Country Club Cemetery
• Richmond Country Club Cemetery

Access: Access to the cemetery is via PRIVATE property. Permission from the land owner MUST be obtained prior to visiting the cemetery.

Location: Hwy 762, Richmond

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 34.091 N, 95 45.170 W

Map Coordinates: 29.568183, -95.752833

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive. The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Afro-American. The size of the cemetery is 1 acre. The number of known burials is 11 and the date of the earliest burial is unknown.

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Main Name: Morton Cemetery | FB-C031

Alternate Names:

• Richmond Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: 402 Morton St., Richmond

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 35.179 N, 95 45.692 W

Map Coordinates: 29.586317, -95.761533

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active and has a Historical Marker.  The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is mixed.  The size of the cemetery is 15.478 acres.  The number of known burials is 3,043 and the date of the earliest burial is 11/07/1825.

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Main Name: Arcola-Fresno Cemetery | FB-C047

Alternate Names:

• Fresno Cemetery
• Riceton-Arcola Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: Rabb/Burford Road, Fresno

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 31.489 N, 95 27.217 W

Map Coordinates: 29.524817, -95.453617

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active. The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is mixed. The size of the cemetery is 1.54 acres. The number of known burials is 234 and the date of the earliest burial is 07/04/1853.

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Photo Taken Date: 2011

Main Name: Rice Cemetery | FB-C140

Alternate Names:

• None

Access: Cemetery access is via PRIVATE property. Permission from the land owner MUST be obtained prior to visiting the cemetery.

Location: Near FM-1093, Fulshear

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 41.384 N, 95 55.040 W

Map Coordinates: 29.68973, -95.91734

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive. The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and has no primary ethnicity. The size of the cemetery is 6.41 acres. The number of known burials is 11 and the date of the earliest burial is 12/03/1929.

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