Historic Cemetery

Unknown Cemetery (rock Wall)

a.k.a. AKA ??

Lovelady, Texas
Location: Unknown Cemetery with rock wall, CR 3475, Mapelton, Tx area.About 1.2 miles from Douglas Cem.THC site visit MB 11-06-04: Mapleton, Tx area. Fm 2915 to CR 3480 continue on CR 3480 about 1.3 miles to stone wall, decorative steel gate, on right, W. No sign. Large cross.. Two marked graves, one older, one younger. Pine trees may be landscape or markers for unknown graves. Rock walled site of approx 0.20 acre may be family plot in larger 1.0 acre area of field fencing. Larger site used in estimates.Approx 1.0 acre. GPS 31.05.53.60148N –96.37.18.28524WQuad 3195-212 VERIFYLow risk of endangerment, fenced, walled, maintained, recent burial, near road.

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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