Location: Glenwood Cemetery Northaka New Glenwood Cemetery(THC) E. Pease Ave., Crockett(1998) from the square in Crockett, N on N 4th 2 blocks to W on E Pease Ave. for approx. 3 blocks. N & S sectors which flank E Pease Ave.(USGenWeb) Establish in late 1830s and located in Crockett on Pease Ave.THC marker; 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; USGS; Supplement to Houston County Texas Cemeteries Third Edition, 1998; USGenWeb Archives; topo mapTSHA Handbook of Texas Online:Andrew Edwards Gossett, early Houston County settler and participant in the Texas Revolution,qv son of Elizabeth Stone (Edwards) and Elijah Gossett,qv was born in Maury County, Tennessee, 1812. … moved to Texas with his family in 1833 and settled on Hurricane Bayou in Houston County, five miles north of the site of present Crockett. Gossett, his father, and two of his brothers served in the Texas war for independence, and each received a bounty grant of 320 acres in recognition of his service. In 1837 Gossett built a home east of Crockett. …named county for Sam Houston … married Mary Margaret Murchison, on January 22, 1857…had two children. Gossett died on … 1890, buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett. In 1964 a Texas historical marker was placed at his home in Crockett. … Marker Files, Texas Historical Commission, Austin. Christopher Long” THC site visit MB 12-08-04: Crockett, Tx, Off US 287 on Pease Rd near 2nd St. North side of Pease Rd. Very large fenced site, formal arched entryway, sign and gates. THC marker. Rolling terrain, djacent to woodlands, residential area, roadway. Elaborate and diverse formal markers, large and small, with considerable diversity over time. One large grave house arbor. Obelisks, slabs, curbing, unique stonecarving, brick terracing and walled graves, spires, sculptures. Landscaping and marker trees and shrubs, Cedar, Crape Myrtle, Oaks, Mimosa, Nandina, Irises, Lilies, flowering vines. Some floral grave materials, some recent burials. US veterans, Rep of Tx, WoW, DAR. Approx 4.36 acres. GPS 31.19.19.35133N –95.27.28.37262W USGS 3195-132 Low risk endangerment, fenced, maintained, THC marker, still in use, on map.
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.