Historic Cemetery

Eastview Cemetery

a.k.a. Southern Memorial Parks, Inc., Vargas L&M & Eastview Cemetery

3550 Roland Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78210
Location: From central San Antonio, take US-281 South for 4.1 miles. Merge onto I-10 East via Exit 139 toward Houston. Take the US-87/Roland Ave exit, Exit 577, toward Victoria. Turn right onto Roland Ave., and continue to follow Roland to 3530 Roland. Sign and entrances are on right. Approximately 8 miles.
Graves: 2500 (1924 to present)
Size: 865 ft x 1800 ft x 1510 ft

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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