Mitchell Ridge Cemetery
Jamica Beach, Texasaka Karankawa Indian Burial Ground
This cemetery won't have genealogical importance but I've included it here out of respect for the indigenous peole who lived in the area.
The site has a Historical Marker and is a protected site
Marker Number: 7502
Karankawa Indians
In this area is one of several known Karankawa campsites or burial grounds. Now extinct, the nomadic Indians lived along the Texas coast, depending on the Gulf for survival. In 1528 they aided Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca, but resisted all intruders from the time of the French expedition of La Salle in 1685. The tribe later declined because of disease and warfare with pirates and Anglo-American settlers. Known for tall tribesmen and alleged practices of ceremonial cannibalism, they had virtually disappeared from Texas by the 1840s. This campsite was discovered in 1962. (1966)
There is an excellent article on the Karankawas at the Handbook of Texas and an article on the burial site at Texas Beyond History.
