Historic Cemetery

Galveston Municipal Cemetery

Galveston, Texas 77551
Location: Municipal Cemetery, Galveston—GNISAKA Galveston Municipal Cem.THC Site visit MB 11/13/03: Near 43rd and Ave, Galveston, Tx Large unfenced site adjacent to Memorial Cem, Beth Jacob cems, residential area and streets. Brick maintenance building. Formal and informal markers, many carnes, some vaults, tile and brick. Many lilies, lush grass, variety of small marker shrubs. Frame of one wire arbor grave house. Approx 4.34 acres. GPS 29.16.18.83360N –94.49.37.91837WUSGS 2994-231Low risk endangerment, city maintained, complex of cemeteries, near residential area and busy roadways.

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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