Live Oak Cemetery

Live Oak Cemetery (HMHS7)

Location: Manchaca, TX 78652 Travis County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 7.529', W 97° 49.055'

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The original four-acre section of this cemetery included land donated by James M. Turley (1856-83) and Andrew Jackson Hammett (1829-1907). the oldest grave is that of Turley's daughter, Tennessee Belle Hart, and her baby, who died on Aug. 27,1874. A community church, erected near the burial ground in 1874; also housed a school from 1877 to about 1886. Pioneers in this area gathered each summer for a 10-day long camp meeting held under an adjacent brush arbor. Live Oak Cemetery was enlarged in 1948; when Herman Heep gave an additional 11.06 acres. The site contains about 1600 graves.
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HM NumberHMHS7
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Year Placed1976
Placed ByThe Texas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 11:49pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 613901 N 3333279
Decimal Degrees30.12548333, -97.81758333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 7.529', W 97° 49.055'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 7' 31.74" N, 97° 49' 3.30" W
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Area Code(s)512
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10739-10799 Twin Creeks Rd, Manchaca TX 78652, US
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