Historic Cemetery

Bains Family Cemetery

Texas
Location: From the intersection of 5th Street and Wallis Road in Fulshear, go north .2 miles on Wallace to entrance of Michael McCann's pasture on the west (left) side of the rad, thence S 51 degrees 15'; W 328 yards to Bains Family Cemetery.It is in the woods edge next to the east bank of the creek. This site is overgrown and the fence has fallen. It is on the edge of a cattle pasture. All of the markers have been knocked over by cattle, hogs, and time. Many of the grave are not marked. Piles of red bricks mark many of the graves. This cemetery has very large obelisks, but they have all fallen. The front entrance of the site, marked by an ornamental iron fence, has fallen. This site is in need of immediate attention. This site is very difficult to find and GPS coordinates or a guide are necessary to locate it.

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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