Location: Craig Cemetery at Evadale JCHS lists as Wright #77SW of Buna on Hwy 96 in Evadale. South on 96, turn right between the 2 churches in the middle of Evandale (one brick, one white). Road forks and the cemetery is on the left fork. No sign.A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records Kim Parsons (1988); rootsweb.com; Jasper County, Texas Cemeteries Mildred S. Wright (1976); www.historictexas.net/cemeteries/index.html 4-29-05 MB w/ Birdie Bryant, JCHM, map: suggests N of Evadale and FM 2246, N on old US 96 to area of CR 850.THC site visit MB 7-21-05: Evadale, Tx area. N of Evadale, W of US 96 off exit for SH 105. CR 850 to W for 0.35 mile, road ends at residence, cemetery to left or S. Partially fenced, damaged. On date of visit county labor was clearing site, removing all shrubs and vegetation. Danger of overclearing. Tagged the 4 remaining large Gardenia marker shrubs. Tall Oak marker trees. Half of area was devoid of all vegetation, remaining area was moderately overgrown with freegrowth shrubs and vines. Formal markers with some diversity. Commercial markers, a few local castings. Two fenced family plots, including Jasper family. Adjacent area wooded, pasture, residence. No sign, no fence at front. GPS PENDINGModerate risk of endangerment, over-clearing, damage to markers, but on map, on road.
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.