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Main Name: Craven – Ellis Cemetery | FB-C058

Alternate Names:

• Stafford City Cemetery
• Stafford Colored Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: Stafford Road, Stafford

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 37.493 N, 95 33.110 W

Map Coordinates: 29.624883, -95.551833

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active.  The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and has no primary ethnicity.  The size of the cemetery is 3.57 acres.  The number of known burials is 176 and the date of the earliest burial is 1901.

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Main Name: New Hope Cemetery | FB-C023

Alternate Names:

• Gibbs Cemetery
• F.I.S. Cemetery
• Farmers Improvement Society Cemetery
• Stafford Colored Cemetery
• Sand Field Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: Fifth Street, Stafford

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 36.012 N, 95 33.244 W

Map Coordinates: 29.600200, -95.554062

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 unknown.  The number of known burials is 347 and the date of the earliest burial is 1910.

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Main Name: Craven – Ellis Cemetery | FB-C058

Alternate Names:

• Stafford City Cemetery
• Stafford Colored Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: Stafford Road, Stafford

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 37.493 N, 95 33.110 W

Map Coordinates: 29.624883, -95.551833

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active.  The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and has no primary ethnicity.  The size of the cemetery is 3.57 acres.  The number of known burials is 176 and the date of the earliest burial is 1901.

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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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Main Name: Varney-Packer Family Cemetery | FB-C017

Alternate Names:

• Community Cemetery
• Packer Cemetery
• Packer Family Cemetery
• Stafford Cemetery
• Varney Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: Packer Lane, Stafford

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 35.866 N, 95 33.168 W

Map Coordinates: 29.597767, -95.552800

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active. The cemetery is not affiliated with any organizations and has no primary ethnicity. The size of the cemetery is 2.63 acres. The number of known burials is 23 and the date of the earliest burial is 04/13/1985.

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Main Name: St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery | FB-C007

Alternate Names:

• Beasley Catholic Cemetery
• Wenceslaus Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: Loop 540, Beasley

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 30.021 N, 95 54.778 W

Map Coordinates: 29.500350, -95.912967

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active. The cemetery is affiliated with a religious organization and the ethnicity is primarily Anglo. The size of the cemetery is 2.23 acres. The number of known burials is 165 and the date of the earliest burial is 08/17/1919.

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Main Name: St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery | FB-C010

Alternate Names:

• Needville Catholic Cemetery
• Sitta Cemetery

Access: Public

Location: Main Street, Needville

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 23.791 N, 95 50.121 W

Map Coordinates: 29.396517, -95.835350

Status and Other Information: The cemetery status is active. The cemetery is affiliated with a religious organization and the ethnicity is primarily Anglo. The size of the cemetery is 0.53 acre. The number of known burials is 352 and the date of the earliest burial is 12/09/1906.

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Main Name: St. Matthews Baptist Cemetery | FB-C118

Alternate Names:

• Emerson Cemetery
• Fort Bend Line Road Cemetery
• Hunt Cemetery
• Hunt Road Cemetery

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

Location: Hannibal Road, Simonton

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 43.442 N, 95 58.497 W

Map Coordinates: 29.724033, -95.974950

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 1.0 acre. The number of known burials is 21 and the date of the earliest burial is 10/14/1912.

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Photo Taken Date: 2012

Main Name: Randon Bottom Cemetery | FB-C109

Alternate Names:

• Harris Cemetery
• St. John’s Cemetery

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

Location: Weston Lakes, Fulshear

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 39.130 N, 95 55.971 W

Map Coordinates: 29.652167, -95.932850

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 0.68 acres. The number of known burials is 71 and the date of the earliest burial is 08/28/1937.

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Main Name: San Francisco Cemetery, Needville | FB-C062

Alternate Names:

• St. Francisco Cemeterio Sociedad
• St. Francisco Cemetery
• St. Francisco Spanish Catholic Cemetery

Access: There is public access to the cemetery.

Location: Colony Rd, Needville

NAD83 Coordinates: 29 23.147 N, 95 49.804 W

Map Coordinates: 29.385783, -95.830067

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 1.5 acres. The number of known burials is 120 and the date of the earliest burial is 08/14/1920.

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