Historic Cemetery

Allen Family Cemetery

Anderson, Texas 77830
Location: Allen Allen Family Cemetery. Recorded: GRIM11: . Parsons. Tombstone/Rootsweb, TxDoT map. H&P, Grimes Co Hist.: Local hist. map, “East of Blue Lake Church, Piedmont. Approx. 9 burials, earliest about 1919.” TxDoT. GNIS on Carlos map. [N of Piedmont, near Blue Lake Church, on FM 3090]SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC.THC site visit MB 4/17/04: Near Piedmont, Tx. Formal fenced site, small, about 60’ off roadway, on FM 3090, about 1.0 mile E from intersection with CR 190. Private cemetery. Diversity of markers over time. Abundant floral grave materials, some decorative. Windchime, memorial marker. Small statue, benches, marker Oak trees, also Redbud, Cedar, cultural Hackberry.Approx 60 ft. from road. Approx 0.70 acres. GPS 30.32.21.75481N –96.05.08.27254W Quad 3096-411ow endangerment: maintained, fenced, near residences, recent burials. SEE Notes.

To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.

The Historic Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.

A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or agency may submit a request for designation.

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