Location: Evergreen Cemetery Free Will Baptist Cem.——Recorded: GRIM11—Parsons. H&P, Grimes Co Hist.: Local hist. map, p. 71, “Keith community dwindled from prosperity of1900, many schools, gin, mill and store. Trant School and house became Evergreen Free Will Bapt. Ch.” p. 106, photo, “Evergreen Ch org. 1896, in 1909 the land from Susan A. Vaughn Conlee inheritance from grandfather Samuel A. Jackson Pyle. for church and cemetery grounds. ……Ch. replaced 1950s.” They Speak: .txt @ Rootsweb.com, located in Keith, TX. US veterans; CSA; Mason; WoW. Approx. 150 graves, earliest about 1905. Index.” Tombstone, TxDoT map. GNIS on Keith map. SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC.THC site visit MB 4/15/04 Large formal site adjacent to church on CR 172, about 0.6 mile W of FM 244. Formal arched entry, steel gates. Recent expansion of acreage on W side. Fdormal markers, diversity over time. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials. Benches. A few marker trees and shrubs, Gardenia, Roses, Cedar, one Pine. Some carnes, curbs, gravel. A few grave gardens, some photo enamels. Veterans, CSA, WoW.120 ft. from church. Approx 1 acre. GPS 30.38.42.33199N –96.06.46.08329W. Quad 3096-414Low endangerment: maintained, fenced, near residences, church complex, 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.