Historic Cemetery

Watkins Cemetery

a.k.a. Old Watkins Cemetery

Sugar Land, Texas
Location: From Sugar Land W on Alt 90, turn left (south) on SH 99 (Grand Parkway). Take a left at the SH 99 (traveling south for .89 miles). Cemetery is on the right just past New Terriotry Blvd and before the Brazos River. To access, turn right on NT Blvd and left into sports complex parking lot. Between far ball field and SH 99.
Graves: 8 (1831-1942)
Size: 100 ft x 100 ft

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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