Location: Butler Famly Cem.SEE Grimes County Cemeteries, vols 1-5, John Maxwell, GCHSTHC site visit MB 9/28/04 w/ J. Maxwell: Near Plantersville, Tx area. At The Cedars, the former Baker Plantation, also owned by the Butler family. Both families have cemeteries on the large property. Off FM 2774 N of Plantersville, large formal entrance to The Cedars. Follow wooded private road for 0.8 mile to cattle guard, then another 0.6 mile to bend in road, site of cemeteries and old homeplace. Do not cut across, go to the bend and follow the pasture road. Horse pasture. Baker to the N, Butler to the S, with three entrances, Butler Cemetery. Large area with one dramatic tall obelisk and spire monument. Recent burial, with spaces for other Butler family, also flat memorial monument for family.to left of front of tall monument. Site has white pipe and wire fence, three arched entries. No trees, no marker shrubs, no floral materials. Approx 0.77 acre. GPS 30.21.15.02362N –95.51.26.90718WQuad 3095-231Low risk endangerment, recent burial, maintained by current landowner, fenced. Not on map but adjacent to mapped Baker cem.
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.