Historic Cemetery

West Cemetery

Navasota, Texas 77868
Location: West Cemetery—They Speak. com USGS. GNIS on Howth map. TxGenWeb/Tombstone/Rootsweb: TxDoT map. [Near Waller Co line.]SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC.THC site visist MB 4/19/04: S of Courtney, Tx. Large open site at CR 323 and CR 325, at corner, sloping hillside to W. Formal site with diversity of formal and informal markers over time, some locally caste, creative. Large Cedar and Oak marker trees, also Roses, Lilies, Irises. Curbing and gravel, one fenced plot. US veterans. Low endangerment: maintained, fenced, near residences, recent burials. Quad 3096-114Approx 1.7 acres. GPS 30.14.52.13777N –96.00.14.13172W. Quad 3096-114. Low risk endangerment: Fenced, generally maintained, recent burials, associated church.

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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