Location: GM-C016 Waller Cemetery Waller Cemetery –Recorded—Parsons. SEE Grimes County Cemeteries, vols 1-5, John Maxwell, GCHS. H&P, Grimes Co Hist.: Local hist. map. THC Atlas: “According to oral history, Alexander Waller was the first person to be buried at this site. He died shortly after helping his father choose the family burial ground on their land purchased in 1872. John Waller, a veteran of the 15th Texas Cavalry, and his wife Frances (Dyer), had eleven children, several of whom are buried in this cemetery. Other Confederate veterans are interred here: Thomas Cothran, Jesse Long, and Oliver Smoot. Many more Sulphur Branch community families rest here, including two African-American families originally buried outside the main cemetery. Waller Cemetery continues to serve descendants of the early residents of Sulphur Branch. --Texas AtlasDirections: 3 mi. S of Richards on Fm 1486; 2.1 mi. W on CR 214/212 to CR 210; 1.2 mi. S on CR 210” GNIS on Dacus map.”TxGenWeb/Tombstone/Rootsweb: TxDoT mapSEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC.THC site visit MB 5/20/04. Fenced formal site, some informal and fieldstone markers. Pavillion. Abundant floral grave materials. Reportedly adjacent areas to the S and E may become annexed to cem. site in future. Approx 1 acre. GPS 30.26.59.01262N –95.50.21.93758W. Quad 3095-234. Low risk of endangerment, fenced, still in use, maintained, evidence of visitation. Near residences. USGS point 3095-234 TxDoTUSGS THC markerLocal hist. 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.