Founders Memorial Cemetery
Founders Memorial Cemetery, also known as Founders Memorial Park, is the oldest cemetery in Houston, Texas, United States. Founded in 1836, it was originally known as "City Cemetery", and opened in conjunction with the founding of the City of Houston in what is now Fourth Ward near the edge of Downtown Houston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Houston, Texas
- Also known as: “Founders Memorial Park”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beth Israel Cemetery and Freedmen’s town.
Beth Israel Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Beth Israel Cemetery is situated 400 feet west of Founders Memorial Cemetery.
Freedmen’s town
Historic site
In the United States, a freedmen's town was an African American municipality or community built by freedmen, formerly enslaved people who were emancipated during and after the American Civil War. Freedmen’s town is situated 850 feet southwest of Founders Memorial Cemetery.
African American Library at the Gregory School
Library
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African American Library at the Gregory School is a branch of the Houston Public Library in the Fourth Ward, Houston. The library preserves historical information about the African American community in Houston and the surrounding regions. African American Library at the Gregory School is situated 1,300 feet south of Founders Memorial Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fourth Ward and Neartown.
Fourth Ward
Suburb
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Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston.
Neartown
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neartown is a general name for the lively area that encompasses the neighborhoods just west of Downtown. It is bounded by I-69/US-59 to the south, I-45 to the east, and Allen Parkway to the north. The western boundary is approximately Shepherd Drive.
Houston
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY 2.0.
Houston is a sprawling port city in Southeastern Texas. An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States and the most diverse large city since 2021.
Founders Memorial Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.75747° or 29° 45′ 27″ northLongitude
-95.37914° or 95° 22′ 45″ westOpen location code
76X6QJ4C+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 375296753OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q5474608
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In Other Languages
“Founders Memorial Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Cementerio Founders Memorial”
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Highlights include Temple Beth Israel and Old San Felipe Road Marker.
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