Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery

Established in 1913 on land given by the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company to Immanuel Lutheran Church, this cemetery has served Lutherans throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Its oldest grave is that of Wilhelm Schumacher, who died in 1911 and was reinterred here from his family farm when the cemetery was established. Gravestones bear the names of many German, Norwegian, Finnish, and Russian settlers who immigrated to this area from the U.S. Midwest, as well as Hispanic names.

Mercedes, Texas · United States