Historic Cemetery

Bush-Morgan Cemetery

a.k.a. Busch Cemetery, Bush Cemetery

Baytown, Texas 77521
Location: On same hardtop road as Barrow-Hankamer but S about 500 ft. E of Barrow Cemetery on dirt road. Hwy 146 S of IH 10, accessible by going W on RR Spur about 0.5 mile. Cemetery in trees to S at 2nd grade crossing. South of intersection State Hwy 146 and IH10, area west of railroad crossing and State Hwy 146. Adjacent Morgan Cemetery 100 feet southwest of Bush not accessible. Near Harris-Chambers co lines. S of Southern Pacific RR across Cedar Bayou.].

Source: Local history notes; T. W. Beverly, Harris Co Cemeteries; GNIS; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Wright, Zelma H., Jr., and Mildred Sulser Wright, Chambers County, Texas Cemeteries 1975; Chambers County website, Chambers County Cemeterie

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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