Redwood Cemetery

The cemetery association was founded the same year Redwood got its post office, 1895, and the two lasted about the same time: the post office closed in 1906. The community lay on Cottonwood Creek, where in 1904 three one-teacher schools taught ninety-one pupils. Those schools were later folded into the San Marcos district, and by the 1980s Redwood had grown to some 400 residents before the surrounding area swelled many times over. Descendants of the first German settlers cleaned and restored the graveyard, putting up a gate, a sign and a flagpole.

What the plaque says

Redwood Cemetery In 1895 German settlers in the community of Redwood founded a cemetery association. They purchased two acres of land located near Cottonwood Creek for a graveyard from A. H. and Sallie Fleming. A church and schools had been established nearby. The earliest marked grave is that of 15-year-old Lizzie Heidemeyer in August 1896. Among the nearly 70 burials are many of the founding members and their families. The site fell into disrepair but was cleaned and restored by descendants of the early immigrants. The volunteers also placed a gate with a sign and installed a flagpole. (1996)

Where it stands

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