Location: GM-C148 Loud Family Cemetery T Loud Family Cem.SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC. “Off FM 244 on CR 180 for 1 mile. Pass Kennard Cem on right, go to metal pasture gate at curve to left. Go thru gate down through second gape in barbed wire fence. At cemetery sign continue around wooded area to the right, cemetery visible in clearning. Annie Loud Roberson of Navasota provided history to Maxwell. Index, approx 30 graves plus some fieldstones, some unmarked.” THC site visit MB 5/25/04 w/ J. Maxwell: Keith, Tx area, CR 180 about 1 mile to gate to access road. Fenced cemetery, diversity of formal and informal markers, some fieldstones. Dated markers show early to mid 1900s. A few marker trees, abundant floral grave materials. Irregular shape. Mowed parking area. Site is 2,272 ft. North thru pasture from gate at road, then visible to E. Approx 0.21 acre. GPS 30.33.28l7431N –96.01.03.13964W. Quad KeithModerate risk, remote, gated pasture road access, heavily wooded area bordered by creek, but fence, maintaine, still in use. Sign at site. AA Keith.
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.