Saturday, December 26, 2020

Vasquez Cemetery in Creedmoor, Texas found to be dating back to 1790.

Vasquez Cemetery in Creedmoor, Texas has been found to be dating back to 1790 because there is supposedly one grave that dates back to 1790. This grave is a grave of a man who was born in 1790 who died in 1820. There is supposedly one other grave that dates back to 1790 which was the death date of an unnamed man. Nobody knows who this man was. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/378984562/)

You can expect to find 1920-era tombstones in Vasquez Cemetery while visiting or exploring as there are 25 graves date back to the 1920s. 25 graves out of the 36 graves date back to the 1920s. Some of which are unmarked or are broken. Not too many come to visit this cemetery to pay respect or condolences. Most gravestones were hidden from view by large trees and brush.

Vasquez Cemetery is one of the very few cemeteries in Travis County and Creedmoor which dates back to the 18th century. Vasquez Cemetery was small rural cemetery once used to bury Mexican-Americans and Hispanic people. Today this cemetery sits abandoned in the grips on neglect and rural decay. The cemetery remains cluttered as a rusty metal fence protects this cemetery while not leaving enough space. The cemetery, situated on a one-lane county road off Williamson Road in southeast Travis County called Goforth Road, is home to Vasquez Cemetery. (Ref: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/images/historical_commission/Doc/Histroical_Reports/mexican-american-settlement-survey_report.pdf)

Vasquez Cemetery is located at 15401 Goforth Road, Creedmoor, Texas, US 78610. Another known address is 15401 Goforth Road, Buda, Texas, US 78610.

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