Located about one mile East of Granger on highway 971 and just South of the Granger Brethren Cemetery. Three cemeteries were moved from their original locations by the Army Corps of Engineers as they would have ended up under Granger Lake upon the completion of Laneport Dam. The Corps purchased a 3-acre site adjoining the Granger Brethren Cemetery and moved the contents of the three cemeteries to that site, located about one mile East of Granger on highway 971 and just South of the Granger Brethren Cemetery.
The other cemeteries that are located at that location are Machu and Beard.
Relocation Coordinates are 30.717429 -97.425731, located about 1 mile E of Granger on Hwy 971 & just S of the Granger Brethren Cemetery.
In October 1972, the Army Corps of Engineers began construction on the Laneport Dam & Lake (renamed by Congress as Granger Dam & Lake on January 3, 1975, after the largest town in the vicinity). A total of 4 cemeteries were moved from their original locations as they would have ended up under Granger Lake upon the completion of Granger Dam. The Corps purchased a 3-acre site adjoining the Granger Brethren & Granger City Cemeteries & moved the contents of the 4 cemeteries to that site before the dam was operational on January 21, 1980.
The old location was in Granger lake at Longitude: -97.39177400, Latitude: 30.70080900
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GPS Coordinates
Latitude 30.71720 - Longitude: -97.42580
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
+30°43'1.92", -97°25'32.88"
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