Austin State Hospital Cemetery — Local services in Austin

I see people on here griping about this "unused space" and why can't they turn it into a park. Seriously?

There are approximately 2,900 graves at the cemetery along with a large portion of unused land in Central Austin. In recent years, unclaimed deceased residents of the Austin State School have been buried at the ASH cemetery. All but 700 of the deceased have been identified and noted in burial records.

Just because you don't see headstones doesn't mean that there aren't a lot of people buried there. YOU being able to use this as a park is not reason enough to bulldoze the property (as some moron suggested) and turn it into a park.

People's relatives are buried there. Have some class and accept the fact that it is a cemetery that has been here far longer than any...

I think there is no better view into the minds of what people really think about others than when they make comments on how the bodies of the disenfranchised dead- the completely defenseless- should be treated. Wanting to take a cemetery that has perhaps hundreds of bodies and steamroll it and turn it into park so you can walk your little furbaby because there "isn't enough park space". Let the dead rest. Why not travel the 1,000 feet(which isn't even the furthest you'd have to travel from this cemetary) to walk them? Personally, ...

Maybe the saddest, certainly the loneliest cemetery in town. So much vacant space, no signs of gentrification whatsoever. You may have to die while employed or entrusted to the care of the state hospital, but once you do, the roominess is well worth the commitment. It does not seem as though there is an alumni program, but who knows, ask around. I'd give it five stars but don't want everyone flocking there and ruining the quaint, old Austin vibe. These are the people who made it weird in the...