Location: Salem Cemetery, AA--Navasota—Recorded—Parsons. H&P, Grimes Co Hist.: Local hist. map, [no details].” Tombstone, GNIS on Navasota map. SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC.THC site visit MB 4/15/04: Navasota area. Large AA site on private property, about 0.2 mile S of CR 429 on pasture road with gate. Off CR 405 on CR 409, then to CR 429 for 0.1 mile, then to SW on pasture road. Across road from ruins of church which currently appears to be private property. Formal fenced site with diversity of formal markers over time, some locally caste, a few informal. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials. One fenced family plot. Some marker Juniper, Arborvitae, Roses, also Irises, Lillies. Some flower plantings, Phlox. San Augustine and pasture grasses. Some grave depressions, frequent grave mounding. US veterans. About 1,350 from previous church site. Approx 1.9 acres. GPS 30.25.52.23398N –96.01.05.46586W. Quad 3096-144 Low endangerment: maintained, fenced, near residences, recent burials. Quad 3096-144.
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.