Historic Cemetery

Daniels Cemetery

Kountze, Texas 77625
Location: Daniels Cem.Rootsweb: “Kountze-North—GNIS map” M. Wright (1976), map 4 & 6: “Hwy 69 corridor. Central. Located on Hwy 418 about 0.5 miles east of Kountze, large, fenced, older graves in rear (new hwy.) About 100 graves. Earliest about 1885. Index.” Tx Funeral Serv.: PO Box 8, Kountze, TX 77625.THC Site visit MB 10/20/03: Just E of downtown Koontze, Tx, FM 418. Large fenced site, formal, with diversity of large and formal markers over time. Considerable landscape and marker shrubs, Cape Jasmine, Lillies, marker Magnolia tree, Crape Myrtles. Abundant floral grave materials. Approx. 1.7 acres. GPS 30.22.55.89120N –94.18.15.45078W.

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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