Location: Rockland East Cemetery, Black (1977) Post Oak district, located between Crockett and Lovelady E of Hwy 19 joining the Woodard Coal Mine in the 1800s. 10 miles S of Crockett E of Hwy 19.(1987) located E of the Rockland Cemetery (white) in the Lone Pine Community, 10 miles S of Crockett of SH 19 or 5 miles N of Lovelady off SH 19. Turn E off SH 19 onto dirt road with sign "Rockland", travel .5 to white burial ground. This cemetery is behind this fenced area and can be seen by crossing the front cemetery. It has been allowed to be overrun with underbrush and is inaccessible.(1998) 10 mi S of Crockett on TX 19 and .5 mi E on CR 4035 in the Lone Pine Community.(USGenWeb) Same directions as Rockland, but before you walk in the front gate of Rockland, go to you R around the fence. These graves are outside the fenced area in a less well kept area.(cemeteries-of-tx.com) photos.A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records, Kim Parsons, 1988; Houston County Cemeteries, Houston county Historical Commission, 1977; Houston County Cemeteries, Third Edition, Houston County Historical Commission, 1987; Supplement to Houston County Texas Cemeteries Third Edition, 1998; USGenWeb Archives; cemeteries-of-tx.com; topo mapTHC site visit MB 11/14/04: Lovelady, Tx area. SH 19, E on CR 4035 for 0.6 miles, up slight incline, adjacent to cattle pastures to S and E, and Rockland Cem, white to N. No sign. Access somewhat obscured by pasture fence and Rockland White Cem. Set back from road 475 ft. Large fenced site, rolling terrain bounded by pasture and adjacent cemetery. One large fenced family plot, formal markers, including obelisks, carnes, local castings, some homemade markers, slabs. One unique sheet metal covering of large carne/vault, professional construction. Abundant floral grave materials. US veterans. Approx 1.56 acres plus common access area of 0.72 acre. GPS 31.11.53.63439N –95.28.03.09283W Quad 3195-123Low risk of endangerment, still in use, maintained, fenced, not on map but adjacent to THC marker site.
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.