Location: Coldsprings Cemetery--AAAKA Cold SpringsAKA Cole SpringsSouth of 190 east, just east of 190/63 splitCold Springs Cemetery, listed as Wright #34South of 190 east, just east of 190/63 splitA Reference to Texas Cemetery Records Kim Parsons (1988); rootsweb.com; Jasper County, Texas Cemeteries Mildred S. Wright (1976); http://landmark.granbury.com/Jasper.htm; www.historictexas.net/cemeteries/index.htmlTHC site visit MB 9/24/04: in Jasper, Tx, W of downtown, about 0.8 mile S of SH 190 on Boxli St. Adjacent to new subdivision. Grassy area, site 70’ off roadway. Fenced formal site off street, grassy parking area in front. Paved access road into cem. Considerable diversity of formal markers over time, obelisks, carnes, local castings, concrete crosses, iron fencing, some fieldstones. Cedar marker trees, also large Gardenia shrubs. Abundant floral grave materials, some flags. Affiliations include US veterans, Masonic. Approx 1.84 acres. GPS 30.54.52.02979N –93.58.23.73522W.Quad 3093-333Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, still in use, on map.
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.