Historic Cemetery

Godfrey-Jackson Cemetery

a.k.a. Jackson-Godfrey Cemetery, Godfrey-Jackson Cemetery at St. Paul Church, Godfrey Cemetery, Marth Godfrey Cemetery, Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, A. M. E. Church Cemetery, St. Paul’s Methodist Church Cemetery

Anahuac, Texas 77514
Location: Cemetery at St. Paul Methodist Ch., W of Hwy 562 S, near Double Bayou. End of Church Rd. at Godfrey Cemetery, off FM 562 in the Double Bayou community, 7 mi. southeast of Anahuac.

Source: Wright, Zelma H., Jr., and Mildred Sulser Wright, Chambers County, Texas Cemeteries 1975; THC records; Tx Funeral Service Commission

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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