Location: GM-C019 Mustang Cemetery Cem. in both Walker & Grimes cosAccess road in both counties Mustang Cemetery—Recorded—Parsons. SEE Grimes County Cemeteries, vols 1-5, John Maxwell, GCHS. H&P, Grimes Co Hist.: Local hist. map. TxGenWeb, “…in Grimes Co 100 yards from Walker Co line. Go W from Hutsville on Hwy 30 for 16 minles, turn right on the Loma Road. Go 2.5 miles and turn left and it is 2.5 miles to the cem. All dirt roads from Hwy 30. Many graves marked with native stones, no date. Approx. 150 marked graves, earliest known about 1880s. Index.” SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC. THC site visit MB 9/14/04 w/ J. Maxwell: Roans Prairie, Tx area. On county line, off SH 30 on Loma Rd. Long gravel access drive to site, arched entryway just off Loma Rd. Fenced formal site. Considerable diversity of formal markers over time. Obelisks, local castings, WoW, curbing, fieldstones, and one grave arbor shelter [not grave house] over family plot. Abundant floral and religious and deocorative grave materials, US, Rep of Texas and Confed. Flags on some graves. Recent marking of unmarked or unidentified grave with Cedar crosses affixed with names on stamped metal plates. Cemetery association. Mailbox and registry. Maintained modern privy. Several Cedar marker trees, Mimosa and Oak, also Gardenia and Rose shrubs. US veterans, WoW, War of 1812 medallion. Approx 1.03 acre. GPS 30.42.09.12690N 95.50.24.04295WQuad 3095-322.WLow risk endangerment, maintained, fenced, still in use, cemetery association, on USGS map. Vets: WWII, VietnamUSGS point 3095-322 USGSLocal hist. 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.