Historic Cemetery

Oleander Cemetery

Galveston, Texas 77551
Location: Oleander Cemetery-- Tx Funeral Serv. Com. at 4001 Broadway, Galveston, TX 77550, Tel. 409/766-2138. NOTE: HbTx & other texts: Galveston aka the Oleander City, re: George Sealy. Map Quest shows query for Oleander Cem. at corner of Galveston City Cem. USGS 1954 shows dotted line for area. THC Site visit MB 11/16/03: At Galveston complex, 43rd and Ave K and Broadway Blvd. Large cemetery, diversity of formal markers over time, sculptural, mausoleums, valuts. Some marker shrubs, oleanders, Cataulpa tree. Brick retaining wall on Ave K. Sign. Few floral materials on graves. Perimeter steel fencing, gates locked at night. ALERT, GPS problem, missing sites! GPS PENDING.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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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