Historic Cemetery

Rose Hill Church Cemetery

Texas
Location: Rose Hill Cemetery—Recorded—Parsons. H&P, Grimes Co Hist.: Local hist. map. GNIS on Plantersville map. TxGenWeb/Tombstone/Rootsweb: TxDoT map, no detail. SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC. THC site visit MB 4/20/04. FM 1774 to CR 203 for 1.6 miles, S of Plantersville. Earlier related church bldg, no longer in use, is nearby at separate location. Cemetery fenced with gates, no sign. Just off CR 203 on small hill. Rural residential area, pasture and woodlands. Seasonal tall grass, evidence of seasonal mowing and grave maintenance. Diverse formal markers, some locally caste. Many Lilies, Irises, Roses, China Berry marker trees. Pecan and Oaks. .Dewberries. Fairly recent burials.Approx 1.15 acres. GPS 30.19.30.97876N –95.49.35.68559W. Quad 3095-231Medium risk of endangerment: Tall grass, seasonal, but still maintained and in use. 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.

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