Historic Cemetery

Center Point Cemetery

Texas
Location: GM-C002 Centerpoint Cemetery AKA Center Point Cem. [Parsons]AKA Center Point Cem.-Plantersville Center Point Cemetery—Recorded—Parsons. TxGenWeb/Rootsweb: TxDoT map. SEE Grimes County Cemeteries, vols 1-5, John Maxwell, GCHS. H&P, Grimes Co Hist.: AA… local hist. map as Centerpoint Cem.” USGS as Center Point. THC site visit MB 4/20/04: From SH 105 about 0.5 mile N on FM 1774. Church and cem on either side of road at about 14885 FM 1774, N of Plantersville. Cem on E side of roadway. Fenced, formal and informal, scattered Oaks, Pecan trees. Lilies, Irises. Floral grave materials. Approx 2.21 acres. GPS 30.20.36.48151N –05.52.19.75560W. Quad 3095-231Low risk endangerment, fenced, maintained, associated church, nearby cemetery. AA Plantersville areaUSGS point unknown 3095-231 TxDoTVERIFY AKA or separate—black 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.

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