Historic Cemetery

Stanton Cemetery

816 Montrose Blvd, Houston, Texas 77019
Location: From Loop 304 in Crockett, go 6.4 miles east on SH 7. Turn left at “Marietta’s 3M Ranch” and go 0.1 mile north on gravel driveway. (There is a “Stanton Cemetery” historical marker at entrance on SH 7.) Turn left onto small road (there is a homemade cemetery sign posted at intersection). Go 0.2 mile through gate and across pasture to pine grove on hill. Cemetery is in pine grove near pond.

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.

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