Historic Cemetery

Tristan Grave Cemetery

a.k.a. Vicente M. Tristan

Bulverde - Canyon View Acres, Texas
Location: From intersection of FM 1863 & TX 46 take FM 1863 southwest for 18.2 miles to US 281. Continue straight onto Bulverde Rd for 2.3 miles to E Ammann Rd. Turn left onto E Ammann Rd for 3.5 miles to Blanco Rd. Turn left onto Blanco Rd for about 0.5 miles to 31361 Blanco Rd. Turn right into driveway and bear right up an incline to a house. This is the office for ETA Engineering, Inc. Ask permission to visit the rave site that you passed on the way to the office. GPS 29.760438, -98.513247.
Graves: 1 (1976)

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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