Location: Pleasant GroveCemetery (1977) go 9 miles E on Hwy 7, turn right on FM 232, a hard top road, about 1 mile, the cemetery is on the left side of road.(1987) go 9 miles E from Crockett on Hwy 7, turn right on FM 232. About 1 mile, on the left is the fenced in cemetery(1998) from Crockett 9 mi E on TX 7, turn L onto FM 232 cemetery is about 1 mi on the L(USGenWeb) just S of Berea in the Arbor Community. Go E of Crockett on Hwy 7 through Berea. Just past the [Stantain and Thomas] cemetery on the L, take FM 232 S. Cemetery is .5 mi on your Left.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; TexGenWeb; USGenWeb Archives; topo map.THC site visit MB 11/08/04: Berea, Tx area. Off SH 7 to S on FM 232 for 0.3 mile. Site off road about 100 ft. on E side. Arched entryway, ornate gates, sign. Fenced formal site with considerable diversity of markers over time, older and newer areas suggest annexed areas, also survey and new fence to the E suggest additional annexed area. Obelisks, fieldstone, photo enamels, WoW. Marker trees of Juniper, Cedar, Oak and Gardenia shrub. Abundant floral grave materials. Photo enamels. Approx 1.63 acres with annex. GPS 31.19.48.86381N –95.18.10.76242WQuad 3195-131Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, still in use, recent annex, 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.