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Holy Trinity Cemetery

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Cemetery Name Holy Trinity Cemetery
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Directions From Georgetown, travel north on I-35 5.5 miles to the Walburg exit.  Turn east on FM 972 for 4 miles to Walburg; then north on FM 1105.  Follow this road for 2 miles to Corn Hill.  The cemetery is located behind Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
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Survey Date December 3, 2008
Photographed by Lloyd & Susan Goldsworthy
Surveyed by Susan Goldsworthy
Comments beautiful cemetery on top of a hill in a predominantly Czech community; services are still conducted in Czech on special days in the church

Holy Trinity Catholic Church

There is a Founders monument located near the center of the cemetery.  On the four sides are listed the names of the 4 people who established the cemetery in 1891.  They were Bernard Schwertner, Ondrej Kubala, Frantisek Kernavek and Cyrill Blazek.

Views of the cemetery including the marble crucifix sculpture in the center of the cemetery. 3 pastors of the church are buried in front of this sculpture: Rev Thomas Matl, Rt Rev Joseph Valenta and Msgr Gideon Stram.

View of a section of the cemetery dedicated to infants, many with no names marked with a cross.