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Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Knickerbocker.

Zip codes in the city: 76939.

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Funeral Homes near Knickerbocker

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Ac Memorials
226 S Abe St
San Angelo, TX 76906
B
Belvedere Cemetery
3405 Arden Rd
San Angelo, TX 76901
F
Fairmount Cemetery
1120 W Avenue N
San Angelo, TX 76909
G
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels
1102 Knickerbocker Rd
San Angelo, TX 76903
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels
1002 N Oakes St
San Angelo, TX 76903
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Johnsons Funeral Home
435 W Beauregard Ave
San Angelo, TX 76903
K
Kerbow Funeral Home
210 W Gillis Ave
Eldorado, TX 76936
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Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
4989 Fm 1223
San Angelo, TX 76902
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National Memorial Planning
4002 N Chadbourne St
San Angelo, TX 76903
P
Preddy Funeral Home
502 E 9th St
San Angelo, TX 76903
R
Robert Massie Funeral Home
402 Rio Concho Dr
San Angelo, TX 76903
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Shaffer Funeral Home
8009 Us Highway 87 N
San Angelo, TX 76901
Starks Funeral Home
122 W 14th St
San Angelo, TX 76903

Facts about the city

Knickerbocker is an unincorporated community in southwestern Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It lies along FM 2335 southwest of the city of San Angelo, the county seat of Tom Green County. Its elevation is 2,051 feet (625 m). Although Knickerbocker is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 76939.Named for Washington Irving's character Diedrich Knickerbocker by early settlers related to Irving, the community quickly became significant, being the most important community in the county aside from San Angelo. Agriculture was long the community's mainstay, between grain farming and sheep ranching. The first settlers in the area arrived in 1875, and the first townsite was established along Dove Creek; Knickerbocker's post office was established in 1881 and rebuilt in 1896 and 1936. The community was moved in 1889 around a nearby hill in order to have better access to water. Local children were able to attend school in Knickerbocker starting in 1889, but the school was closed and merged into Christoval's system in 1956.

Knickerbocker Obituaries

It was reported by Klamath Falls Herald and News on April 2nd, 2017 that Esther Ervine (Franco) passed on in Klamath Falls, Oregon.  Ms. Ervine was 88 years old and was born in Knickerbocker, TX.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Esther's life.

It was noted by The Californian on September 11th, 2014 that Lucy Barrera passed away in Salinas, California.  Barrera was 81 years old and was born in Knickerbocker, TX.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Lucy's life.

History

The first settlers in the area arrived in 1875, and the first townsite was established along Dove Creek; Knickerbocker's post office was established in 1881 and rebuilt in 1896 and 1936.

Named for Washington Irving Irving's character Diedrich Knickerbocker by early settlers related to Irving, the community quickly became significant, being the most important community in the county aside from San Angelo. . Local children were able to attend school in Knickerbocker starting in 1889, but the school was closed and merged into Christoval, Texas system in 1956. It lies along Farm to Market Road 2335 2335 southwest of the city of San Angelo, Texas Angelo, the county seat of Tom Green County.

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