Historic Cemetery

Phillips Family Cemetery

Madisonville, Texas
Location: GM-C099Phillips Cemetery—Recorded GRIM09—Parsons.SEE Grimes County Cemeteries, vols 1-5, John Maxwell, GCHS: family cemetery near homeplace off SH 90 about 9 miles S of Madisonville in Grimes Co. On CR__, in bed of road. THC site visit MB 8/03/04 w/ J. Maxwell. Near Bedias, Tx. OFF SH 90 on CR 115 [verify CR#] In curve of road, no fencing. One formal marker, several Cedar marker trees, some graves marked only with row of decorative flowers and tin funeral home plates. Seasonally maintained. Evidence of formal entry with pattern of tall Cedar trees on W side. Endangered from roadway, placement of no trespassing signs suggest vehicles sometimes have taken a short-cut thru cemetery. Approx 0.60 acre. GPS 30.50.20.84856N –95.56.32.72299W. Quad 3095-331.Moderate risk of endangerment, no fence, on roadway, signs for No Tresspassing suggest traffic taking short-cut across cemetery. But still in use, with evidence of visitation, seasonal maintenance.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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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