Historic Cemetery

Bural Gravesite Cemetery

a.k.a. Bural Burial

Center Point, Texas
Location: Driving Directions:From SH 7 just west of Berea, go 1.9 miles north on FM 1733. Cemetery is located approx. 0.15 mile east of FM 1733 and 0.4 mile south of CR 1075.This gravesite is highly endangered. It is not a map feature and is located in a remote area on private property. The grave is not fenced or maintained. When this survey was conducted, the grave was heavily overgrown and difficult to see. Family members, who visited the grave several years ago, placed survey flagging in trees around the grave to mark its location. Without the flagging, the grave would be very difficult to find without a guide. The grave has either dilapidated brick curbing or the remains of a brick masonry cairn. The bricks were displaced and hidden under the heavy overgrowth and leaf litter. Family members have placed a new granite headstone that reads:Randolph Bert BuralDec. 2, 1825Oct. 2, 1905The grave is threatened by encroaching logging and neglect.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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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