Velasco Cemetery
In 1891 Brazos Investment Company dedicated these 2.5 acres as the only public cemetery in the county, except for an early slave graveyard, Clute. The deed calls for usage without charge for plots. Earliest grave marker 1893. Maintained by Velasco Cemetery Association. (1967)
28.9787° N, 95.3843° W
Where to Find It
Ave. H and Victoria St. (call 297-2661 for access)
Nearby Markers
- 1 mi SE Four Miles Southeast to the Original Town of Velasco Freeport
- 1.1 mi E Velasco Lodge No. 757, A. F. & A. M. Freeport
- 1.3 mi SE Colonel Robert M. Coleman Freeport
- 1.6 mi SE Site of Town of Old Velasco Freeport
- 1.6 mi SE Velasco Methodist Church Freeport
- 2.2 mi SE R. O'Hara Lanier School Freeport