Lone Oak Cemetery

On January 17, 1897, German immigrants living in the Geronimo area met at Specht School to discuss the need for a community cemetery. The group formed a "friedhof gesellschaft," or cemetery association, and within a week purchased a five-acre plot of land from Ernst Puls and designated it the Lone Oak Cemetery. The following year the first burial, that of the one-week-old, unnamed son of Ernst and Bertha Puls, took place. Since its founding, over 900 burials have taken place, and several older 19th century graves have been relocated here as well. (1992) [Historic Texas Cemetery medallion added 2020]

Lone Oak Cemetery is a historical marker in Geronimo, Guadalupe County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Guadalupe County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.6706, -98.0031 near Geronimo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Friedens Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Schuchardt Cemetery, Ewald-Jung Cemetery, and Navarro School.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5187003115. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.