Historic Cemetery

Union Hill Cemetery

Bedias, Texas
Location: GM-C117Union Hill Cemetery—Recorded—Parsons. SEE Grimes County Cemeteries, vols 1-5, John Maxwell, GCHS. H&P, Grimes Co Hist.: Local hist. map. They Speak .txt @ Rootsweb.com “ approx. 40 burials, earliest about 1880s. Index.” TxGenWeb/Tombstone/Rootsweb: TxDoT mapTHC site visit MB 8/03/04 w/ J. Maxwell. Bedias, Tx area. About 6 miles N of Bedias at 25000 SH 90. Continue about 0.8 mile thru gate, winding path 650 ft. to left 1,000 ft. then right 2,500 ft.,1,000 ft, then left 350 ft. to site. Under large highline. Vista to the N. Fenced formal site. Diversity of formal markers over time, large and small. Some CSA, US veterans. Local castings, one obelisks. Approx 1.0 acre. GPS 30.41.32.09688N –95.58.43.31588W. Quad 3095-331.Moderate risk of endangerment. Remote, under massive highline. No clear access road. Heavy seasonal overgrowth. But fenced with sign.

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.