Six Mile Cemetery
Historical Marker Text
The first known grave in Czech-German
settlement on Marekville was that of Veranka Drgac (1817-1897). The
five-acre graveyard was deeded to the Marekville cemetery association by
the Phillips Investment Company in 1899. The area became known as the
Six Mile Community around 1907; the cemetery name changed accordingly.
Graves of interest include that of Anton Machacek (1856-1931), who
served in the Austro-Hungarian Army before immigrating to the United
States. Veterans of major American and international conflicts also are
interred here. An October 1997 count recorded more than 350 marked
graves in the cemetery, which continues to serve the community.
1998
location: 4.5 mi. NW of Port Lavaca on FM
1090; .4 mi. W on Royal Road |
