Historical Commission

Photo Taken Date: 2011

Main Name: Bains Family Cemetery | FB-C032

Alternate Names:

• Bains Cemetery

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

Location: Near Wallis St., Fulshear

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 41.715 N, 95 54.427 W

Map Coordinates: 29.695250, -95.907117

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 0.02 acres. The number of known burials is 8 and the date of the earliest burial is 11/24/1867.

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Photo Taken Date: 2015

Main Name: Armstrong Family Cemetery | FB-C145

Alternate Names:

• None

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

Location: Shenley Road, Guy

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 17.722 , 95 49.156 W

Map Coordinates: 29.29392, -95.82075

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive.

History: Work In Progress.

Main Name: New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery | FB-C054

Alternate Names:

• Armstrong Cemetery
• New Prospect Cemetery
• Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: FM 442, Needville

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 20.277 N, 95 51.405 W

Map Coordinates: 29.337950, -95.856750

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active.  The cemetery is affiliated with a religious organization and the ethnicity is primarily Afro-American.  The size of the cemetery is 1.08 acres.  The number of known burials is 165 and the date of the earliest burial is 04/04/1916.

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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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Main Name: Community Cemetery, Arcola | FB-C057

Alternate Names:

• Arcola Community Cemetery
• Sienna Plantation Cemetery

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

Location: Near Scanlan Rd, Arcola

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 28.687 N, 95 29.182 W

Map Coordinates: 29.478117, -95.486367

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive.  The cemetery is affiliated with a religious organization and has no primary ethnicity.  The size of the cemetery is 1.75 acres.  The number of known burials is 3 and the date of the earliest burial is 1921.

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Photo Taken Date: 2017

Main Name: Antioch Community Cemetery | FB-C122

Alternate Names:

• Katy Community Cemetery
• Stockdick Cemetery

Access: There is public access to the cemetery.

Location: Stockdick Rd, Katy

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 46.718 N, 95 49.803 W

Map Coordinates: 29.77863, -95.83005

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 0.73 acres. The number of known burials is 14 and the date of the earliest burial is 02/28/1963.

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Main Name: Andrews League Cemetery | FB-C027

Alternate Name: McKenzie Cemetery

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

Location: Huntington Oaks Subdivision, Rosenberg

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 39.521 N, 95 48.390 W

Map Coordinates: 29.658683, -95.806500

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 1.32 acres. The number of known burials is 24 and the date of the earliest burial is 02/01/1888.

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Main Name: Stafford Family Cemetery | FB-C119

Alternate Names:   

• Adams Cemetery
• Stafford Cemetery
• William J. Stafford Cemetery
• William J. Stafford Family Cemetery

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

Location: Avenue E, Stafford

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 36.361 N, 95 35.163 W

Map Coordinates: 29.606017, -95.586050

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is inactive. The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and the ethnicity is primarily Anglo. The size of the cemetery is 0.7 acre. The number of known burials is 5 and the date of the earliest burial is unknown.

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Historical Commission Oral History Committee chair Jane M. Goodsill receives the 2015 Commissioner of the Year plaque from Historical Commission chair Chuck Kelly at the February 2015 organizational meeting.

Goodsill's committee had a banner year both in collecting oral histories and in completing their transcriptions, editing and approval.

Wolfram M. Von-Maszewski holds the 2015 trophy symbolizing the Historical Commission's annual Bert E. Bleil Heritage Award.

At left is Joyce Kennerly, who gave the presentation speech, and at right is Historical Commission chair Chuck Kelly. This year's event took place March 3 at Safari Texas.