Historic Cemetery

Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Retreat

Anderson, Texas 77830
Location: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Retreat AA17223 FM 365SEE Grimes County Cemeteries, vols 1-5, John Maxwell, GCHSTHC site visit MB 11/19/04 w/ J. Maxwell: Courtney, Tx area. SH 6 to SH 2, S on FM 362 to 17223 FM 362 on E side or road. Locked gates, private ranch. Permission required. Approx ___ ft. from FM 362 thru gates and pastures. Sign on access gates from ranch driveway. Hillside surrounded by Pine forest. Large fenced site, gate, no sign. Formal markers, recent burials, diversity of markers over time, some local castings with religious embellishments. One board fenced grave with unique gate. Floral grave materials. US veterans. Approx 2.08 acres. GPS 30.15.40.00838N –95.57.24.48874W Quad 3095-232Low risk endangerment, fenced, maintained, still in use, on map.

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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