The Brief An independent investigation concluded that headstones found at a Tomball property were repurposed construction materials and that no historic cemetery ever existed on the site. The property owner funded an independent investigation and engaged a professional archaeologist to evaluate the site Fencing around the Walnut Street property will be removed in the coming days as work on the property resumes. An independent investigation into headstones discovered on a property in Tomball has concluded that no cemetery ever existed at the location, according to city officials. They uncovered what appeared to be historic cemetery headstones possibly dating back to the early 1900s. Archaeologist clears Walnut Street propertyThe City of Tomball says the property owner funded an independent investigation and engaged a professional archaeologist to evaluate the site.