Gonzales Masonic Cemetery - Gonzales, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 29° 30.560 W 097° 27.430
14R E 649538 N 3265408
The Gonzales Masonic Lodge was chartered in January, 1847. Thomas T. Blackwell, a Mason, died that same year and the Gonzales Masonic Lodge recognized the need for an appropriate place for burial for its members and their families.
Waymark Code: WMW8Z3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2017
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Gonzales Website
The original land purchase in 1849 and a later land purchase in 1903 brought the cemetery to its current size, 9.8 acres. In addition to the many veterans buried here, the Masonic Cemetery burial register reads like a who's who in Gonzales and Texas History.