Old San Antonio City Cemeteries Historic District, Cemetery complex in San Antonio, United States.
The Old San Antonio City Cemeteries Historic District is a vast complex containing 31 individual burial grounds established between 1853 and 1904 across eastern San Antonio. These grounds are bordered by Nevada, New Braunfels, Paso Hondo, Palmetto, Potomac, St. James, Pine, E. Commerce, Dakota, and Monumenta streets.
The City of San Antonio divided and sold land portions to local churches and organizations for private cemeteries throughout the 1800s. This gradual expansion of burial grounds reflects the city's growth and the establishment of distinct communities during that era.
Seven burial grounds here served primarily African American communities, while others became final resting places for Anglo residents. The separate burial grounds reflect how different communities maintained their own traditions and spaces for honoring the deceased.
The cemetery district spans a large area and is best explored on foot with awareness of the surrounding street boundaries. Visitors should expect varying ground conditions and different levels of upkeep across the various burial grounds.
The San Antonio National Cemetery section within the district holds thirteen Medal of Honor recipients, including four whose graves remain unmarked among 300 unknown soldiers. These hidden honors show that some of the most decorated service members have no personal markers to identify them.
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