Known only to God -- -- Old Town Cemetery, Indianola, TX USA - Graves of the Unknown on Waymarking.com

Folks who are familiar with the history of Indianola know that it was founded on Matagorda Bay in the 1830s to serve as the second deep-water port serving the Republic of Texas (Galveston was the first). Unfortunately for those in Indianola, the first seat of Calhoun County, the city was completely destroyed twice by hurricanes: first in 1875 (when Indianola rebuilt), at again in 1885 (when Indianola was abandoned).

When the citizens of Indianola walked away after the 1885 hurricane, they left their dead behind in several cemeteries, which is all that remains of Indianola today.

In the 1930s, there was an effort to replace fragments of tombstones with low concrete block markers, which were probably more able to withstand the frequent storm surge floods from the hurricanes that continue to churn through Matagorda Bay.

This is one of many graves of unknown people at Old Town Cemetery, but this one shows how substantial the concrete block marker is, in an effort to prevent this tombstone from being separated from the grave of the individual beneath..

Blasterz believe there are hundreds of people buried here, many from the devastating hurricane that struck on 13 September 1875. However, after a second devastating hurricane came through in 1886, washing away what remained of Indianola and who knows how many tombstones from this cemetery, there are fewer than 40 tombstones at Old Town Cemetery today.

Burial Location: Old Town Cemetery , Indianola Texas Available Times for Viewing: Dawn to dusk daily

Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the headstone. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image.

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Date Logged Log   10/20/2022 Benchmark Blasterz visited it