Location: Boggs Cemetery (1977) 3 miles SW of Austonio on FM 1280(1998) FM 1280 W from Austonio approx. 3 mi, N on CR 3200 approx 1 mi(USGenWeb) take 1280 out of Austonio. Go about 4 mi to CR 3180 and turn R(cemeteries-of-tx.com) photos. A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records, Kim Parsons, 1988; Houston County Cemeteries, Houston county Historical Commission, 1977; Houston County Cemeteries, Third Edition, Houston County Historical Commission, 1987; Supplement to Houston County Texas Cemeteries Third Edition, 1998; USGS; TexGenWeb; USGenWeb Archives; cemeteries-of-tx.com; topo mapTHC site visit 11/14/04: Austonio, Tx area. SH 21 to FM 1280, W for 3 miles, left at bend, R on CR 3190, left of N for 0.7 miles, site at double bend in road. Sign on gate. Large fenced formal site. Adjacent to fields, woodlands, rural residential areas, road on three sides. Considerable diversity of formal markers, including obelisks and many fieldstones, homemade markers, caste metal markers, unique small mounding, scraped earth, benches, urns. Some photo enamels, sea shells. Abundant floral grave materials. Cedar trees and Gardenia marker plantings, Oaks, Crape Myrtle, Juniper, Arborvitae, Photenia hedge. Buffer area mowed outside fence on W side. Recent burials.Approx 2.35 acres. GPS 31.12.28.26756N –95.40.46.23644W. Quad 3195-213. Low risk endangerment, still in use, fenced, sign, maintained, on ma.
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.