Historic Cemetery

St Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery

a.k.a. The Grove Cemetery, St. Paul Cemetery

Texas
Location: At The Grove. From Courthouse at Gatesville take Hwy 84 East to 36 south, follow 36 south to FM 1114, approx. 13.5 miles. Turn right on FM 1114 and go 2/10 miles to Saint Paul Lutheran Church. Turn right and go through church yard and gate behind church to cemetery, about 8/10 miles, on the right.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Bobbie Ross website; Rootsweb; TxGenWeb; They-Speak.com; TxGenWeb; TxDot map 2000

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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