County Line Cemetery

ALSO KNOWN AS THE SHIMEK CEMETERY

LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS

The County Line Cemetery was adjacent to the old County Line Methodist Church and County Line School which were located near the Lavaca/Colorado county line, a short distance from the old community of Shimek. In Lavaca County, Texas Cemetery Records, Volume I, published in 1983, Sammy Tise called this the Shimek Cemetery, as it is listed on some county maps. However, County Line Cemetery appears to be the more historically correct name. Sammy Tise wrote, "Henry Hnatek told me that he can remember when there were about 30-35 graves here." However, by 1983 there were only two markers left, including one for Margaret Montgomery who died in 1872, the earliest known grave. John Ward was probably the last person interred here, in 1928.

There is a photograph of the old County Line Methodist Church and a list of ministers and members from 1887- 1910 at the Colorado County TXGenWeb site. Surnames of church members included Allen, Eason, English, Grobe, Houchins, Kersh, Kyle, Little, Long, McFall, Myers, Paweleck, Rees, Simmons, Smith, Taylor, Wadsworth, Weller, and Williams. The 1896 church membership is online at the Lavaca County TXGenWeb site.

To get to the cemetery, from Sublime go east on 90-A, then go north on FM 155. Take the third road to the left (CR 260) and go to the first road to the right (CR 260 turns right here, CR 138 is straight ahead). The cemetery is about 50 yards past this road under some tall cedars that have been trimmed high.

Photo contributed by Deborah Smith

Most of the following names and information come from obituaries originally published in the Weimar Mercury, which can also be found on the Lavaca County TXGen Web site. Please contact volunteer county coordinator, Regena, if you can supply photographs, additional names, or information about the County Line Cemetery.

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