Location: GM-C150 Pyle Cemetery-Graves Pyle Graves.SEE Grimes Co. Cems, GCHC, vols 1-4, 1998-2002, J. Maxwell. Cem on FM 244 N of CR 172 at former site of Old Keith Store. N on CR 166 and turn in the gate to the left. Graves will be in front lawn of home of Sanford Blount, to the right of the house. Fieldstone marking graves now gone or buried in dirt. Samuel Andrew Jackson ‘Jack’ Pyle and family … Index. Approx 2 to 10 graves, additional unknown unmarked graves. Approx mid-late 1800s. SEE Also history with Evergreen Freewill Cemetery. THC site visit MB 5/25/04 w/ J. Maxwell. Keith, Tx area. FM 244. Marker not visible until at site, pink granite with name ‘Pyle” is by pasture fence, in yard. Deep San Augustine grass. No other marker or fencing indicates burial areas. Deep San Augustine Grass Approx 195 ft. from roadway, up driveway, to right. Small marker. Approx acres. GPS. 30.38.59.36728N –96.06.10.59108W Quad 3096-414.Moderate risk of endangerment. Site area known and maintained by current owners, but no fence, no additional indication. 3096-414.
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.