Historic Cemetery

Sun Oil Cemetery

4201 Broadway Avenue J, Galveston, Texas 77550
Location: Sun Oil Grave, unknown graves on Sun Oil lease at edge of sand dunes, eroded in storms of the past 30 years. No history of burial. Melanie Wiggins, local source.THC site visit MB 11/15/04 w/ M. Wiggins, A. Gallaway. Local source, site eroded, Estimated GPS, no access, offset from Hwy 87. GPS 29.29.08.84350N –94.33.34.22670WDestroyed, erosion.

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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