Graves Family Cemetery

Anderson, Texas

Location: Graves Family Cem.SEE Grimes County Cemeteries, vols 1-5, John Maxwell, GCHSTHC site visit MB 8/10/04 w/ J. Maxwell. Private property, letter request required. Locked gate. Landowner Ginger Lewis 2112 SH 90N, Anderson, Tx 77830. Approximately 1 mile on pasture roads around house, thru several cattle areas and pasture then N to hilltop location. [About 4,700 ft. directionally NE from SH 90.] Fenced formal site with diversity of formal markers over time, large and small. Tall Cedar marker trees, some damage from recent storm. Landowner provides seasonal maintenance. Approx 0.06 acre. GPS 30.30.42.69742N –95.58.43.65924W. Quad 3094-322Moderately endangered. Maintained seasonally by landowner, some damage to fence by recently fallen trees. Formal markers, large and small, some diversity over time.

Source: RIP Fields Table

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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.

gravesites