Details for de la Zerda Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507013915
Data
| Marker Number | 13915 |
| Atlas Number | 5507013915 |
| Marker Title | de la Zerda Cemetery |
| Index Entry | de la Zerda Cemetery |
| Address | Peach St. |
| City | Floresville |
| County | Wilson |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 580205 |
| UTM Northing | 3223700 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 2007 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Marker is at southwest corner of Peach St. and Goliad Rd, next to Near Site of Lodi Ferry marker. Cemetery is another 0.2 mi southwest on Peach St. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | HTC marker |
| Marker Text | This cemetery, located on the high east bank of the San Antonio River, served residents of the trading community of Lodi, which declined in the 20th century. Nemencio de la Zerda, Sr., born in San Antonio in 1808, was a rancher, businessman and former soldier under Juan Seguin. He purchased this land in 1839. The earliest burial in the cemetery dates to 1877, though it is believed there are earlier unmarked graves. One notable burial is that of Benito Lopez, a prominent Lodi and Floresville business owner. This burial ground features interior fencing and Spanish language grave markers. The cemetery chronicles the lives of early pioneers of the Mexican American community of Lodi. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006 |