Schulenburg City Cemetery

Schulenburg City Cemetery began as the Lyons Family Cemetery in 1834 with the burial of Clarissa C. Lyons, 39 years before the founding of Schulenburg. Clarissa's father, James, was also buried there after being killed by Comanche raiders in 1837. The Franz Russek family established a plot just east of the Lyons family plot and was one of many subsequent families to use the site for burials. In 1879, Russek sold three acres for $150 to establish Schulenburg City Cemetery, and additional property was added in later years. An association was established in 1894 and oversaw the cemetery until 1995, when it came under the direction of the city. Today the cemetery remains as a memorial to the area's early settlers.

Schulenburg, Texas · United States