Historic Cemetery

Golden Gate Cemetery

a.k.a. Grapeland City Registration

Grapeland, Texas
Location: Driving Directions:From W. Chestnut St. in Grapeland, go 0.2 mile south on S. Main St. Turn left at Pine St (CR 2120) and go 0.9 mile west and south. Turn right at cemetery sign and go 0.2 mile west. Cemetery is in pasture, just south of Grapeland School. This cemetery is not a map feature. It is fully fenced, maintained, and active. There is a cemetery sign posted on CR 2120. The cemetery is accessible to the public.

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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