Location: Davis Cem at Bulah Springs:JCHS lists as Wright #65take US 96 S 11 mi. to Beulah Springs Rd., then E 2.6 mi., left on dirt road and left again to Beulah Springs Community Center and Davis Cemetery.THC site visit MB 3/22/05. S of Jasper, US 96 S to Bulah Springs Rd, aka CR 317, W about 0.4 miles to new church and continue total of 1.5 miles to CR 474, left or S about 1,000 ft. to intersection with CR 475, with sign on road, left or E about 0.3 miles, staying left at Y on CR 475, to end of road. Large fenced formal site adjacent to church. Fenced area includes small offset on E side to accommodate Indian burial. Considerable diversity of formal markers over time, including obelisks, benches, commercial markers, curbing, homemade markers, fieldstones, folk markers, polished agate gravel, local castings, metal markers, ornate metal crosses, also welded spike crosses, unique contructions and photo enamels. Abundant floral, religious, decorative, and creative grave materials. Embelishment of markers, personal items, toys and figurines. US veterans, some CSA. Approx 2.36 acres. GPS 30.45.18.32506N –93.57.33.49236W USGS 3093-332Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, associated church, THC marker, still in use, on map, on road, buffer area. NOTES PENDING.
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.