Historical Markers in Snook, Texas

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• Brazos Bottom Baptist Church Cemeteryplaced 2002

  Also known as the Old Tunis Cemetery, this burial ground originally served a pioneer area of the fertile Brazos valley.

• Giesenschlag Cemeteryplaced 1983

  Prussian born Johann Joachim Giesenschlag (1817-80), his wife Anna (Schulze), and their children came to Texas in 1855.

• Lone Oak Baptist Churchplaced 2004

  Traveling preachers conducted early worship services in the Lone Oak area, and in 1905, local residents organized a Baptist church.

• Snookplaced 1971

  Settled 1880s by Czech immigrants. First called "Sebesta's Corner". In 1895 named "Snook" for John Snook, who helped secure post office.

• Snook Brethren Churchplaced 2005

  During the 19th century, many families from Bohemia and Moravia emigrated to Texas. They brought their Czech traditions, including beliefs of the…

• Snook Cemeteryplaced 2003

  Immigrants from Czechosovakia settled in this area in the 1880s. The community was originally known as Sebesta or Sebesta's Corners, after one of the…

All 6 historical markers in Snook

• Brazos Bottom Baptist Church Cemetery2002
• Giesenschlag Cemetery1983
• Lone Oak Baptist Church2004
• Snook1971
• Snook Brethren Church2005
• Snook Cemetery2003

Historical markers near Snook

• Cooks Point7 stories · 11 mi
• Somerville11 stories · 11 mi
• College Station12 stories · 12 mi
• Caldwell47 stories · 13 mi
• Independence33 stories · 15 mi
• Bryan51 stories · 15 mi

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