Location: Enon First Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryAKA Enon Cem.—Recorded--Parsons. H&P, Grimes Co Hist.: Local hist. p. 105, “Enon First Missionary Bapt. Ch. org. about 1854, multi-use bldg, ch., Masonic Lodge, school. … Supported church, mission projects & orphanage. Ch. built 1898 near cemetery, in 1904 church was moved across road and south, near old Lee Gilpin home where the last brush arbor revival was held. 1924 church bldg relocated to its 1980s location. Tombstone, TxDoT map. GNIS on Keith map. [W of Hwy 244, off CR 109, off CR 103]SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC.THC site visit MB 4/15/04: Large site on E side of CR 103, just S of T intersection with CR 109. Near Iola, Tx. Formal, arched entryway with brick columns. Formal markers, diversity over time with some iron grave fencing. A few fieldstone markers. CSA flags. Some rock carnes, grave gardens. Marker trees and shrubs, Cedar, Pecan, Oak, Crape Myrtle, Oaks. Also Irises, Gardenias and Roses. Abundant flora grave materials. Approx 1.95 acres. GPS 30.44.18.23834N –96.06.27.48478W Quad 3096-414Low endangerment: maintained, fenced, near residences, recent burials. SEE Notes.
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.