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Post
Oak History Not
Available
Photographer's Note:
"A cemetery and a few big oak trees
are what remain of the Post Oak Community in Guadalupe County." - William
Beauchamp, June 12, 2011 |
Historical
Marker
Location - "9.3 miles south of Seguin
on FM 467; 1.5 miles east on FM 539; 0.5 miles south on Hartfield Road" -
http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/shell-county.htmPost
Oak Community Cemetery
The Post Oak Zion Evangelical Church, established in 1885, served a mostly German
community. The families of Gottlieb and Louise Brietzke and Julius and Johanna
Schievelbein each donated an acre of land in 1894 to their church for cemetery
purposes. The first documented grave in the cemetery is that of 10-year old Julius
Radatz who died in 1888. More than 169 graves are contained here including many
of the area's pioneer settlers and their descendants. The cemetery contained two
large post oaks on the grounds, and continues to serve the local area.
(1996) |
Post
Oak Community Cemetery Historical Marker
Photo
courtesy William
Beauchamp, June 2011 |
Guadalup County Road to Post
Oak Community
Photo courtesy William
Beauchamp, June 2011 |
1920s
Guadalupe County
Post Oak Community is NOT included
Courtesy Texas General
Land Office |
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