The German Society Cemetery was founded in 1887 by the Deutsche Gesellschaft von Houston, primarily to serve the German community; however, by the time it was renamed Washington Cemetery in 1918, immigrants from over a dozen countries had been laid to rest here, with gravestones in English, German, Spanish, and Polish.  It remains an active cemetery, with over 7500 burials in its 13 developed acres. 

    From 1977 to 1999 the cemetery was restored, operated, and maintained by volunteers of Con­cerned Citizens for Washington Cemetery Care, Inc. and Washington Cemetery Historic Trust (WCHT). 

    Today Washington Cemetery is operated and maintained by Glenwood Cemetery Inc., while WCHT continues to assist with historical research, burial database refinements, monument restora­tion, and other site improvements.  

To subscribe to the
Washington Cemetery Historic Trust newsletter please contact Subscribe@WashingtonCemetery.org

For historical questions, please contact
Washington Cemetery Historic Trust
1302 Waugh Drive, PMB# 465
Houston, Texas 77019-0465
Info@WashingtonCemetery.org

For interments, lot sales, and other operational matters, please contact the
Glenwood Cemetery office
2525 Washington Avenue
Houston, Texas 77007-6020
713-864-7886 and at
 www.GlenwoodCemetery.org

Cemetery hours, directions, and policies are provided on the Glenwood website.
www.GlenwoodCemetery.org/visiting/