Whenever I'm in town visiting family, I always come out here to pay my respects to the many friends…read morewho have passed on into eternity. The location is very easy to find as it is on the outskirts of town as your headed toward Hallettsville. The actual buildings and cemetery are very well maintained as I have no difficulty finding the plots I'm searching for. Oddly enough, the mausoleum never seems to be unlocked when I visit. An air of peace and tranquility exude the premises while discoursing through the area.

A lot of my ancestors are interred here, including my father. Since I was in town visiting Mom, I…read morewanted to pay my respects as well as to perform some Find A Grave volunteer work. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get much accomplished due to poor phone service. Oh well! The grounds looked better maintained than on my previous visit. Maybe my complaint to the mayor was taken seriously. This is an old-school cemetery with both new and old dates. Lots of fun to walk around. Come check it out!

Went to replace flowers on some family members graves. The cemetery is extremely over grown with…read moreweeds.

This was my second visit to this particular cemetery, and I am in continued awe of the progress the…read moreassociation has made in reclaiming the cemetery from nature. On this visit, I was blessed to meet one of the volunteers as well as the main person spear-heading the clean up and restoration efforts. She and I visited for well over a half-hour and even swapped contact information. After our visit, I logged the memorials and added GPS coordinates on the Find A Grave website. Overall, I was impressed by the grounds and worked performed by the volunteers. Please check out the cemetery during posted hours.

As many times as I've passed this church and cemetery when travelling, I finally stopped to check…read moreout the sacred grounds. I absolutely enjoyed the beauty of the church archietcture and the hallowed aura the cemetary exuded. To my pleasant surprise, I discovered many friends and family interred here. In fact, I was able to fulfill several photo requests on Find A Grave (website). Didn't realize it at the time, but this church is connected with Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Yoakum, Texas. If you're ever in the area, please don't hesitate to stop by this wonderful landmark.

For as long as I lived in the area, I never knew of this cemetery. Making a point to visit, I…read morealmost drove past it and actually had to circle back in order to make the correct turn onto the Farm to Market Road. Surprisingly, I recognized a few of the names on the grave markers. This particular cemetery is very well maintained and clean. Not sure why this surprised me. Anyway, I'll make another visit whenever I'm in the area.