Location: Friedship Community Church Cem.From Jasper take US 96 S 11 mi to FM 2245, E for 8 mi, then right after tracks on dirt road for about 2.25 mi, RoganvilleTHC site visit MB 3-22-05: Near Kyle Cem. Kirbyville. US 96 to FM 2245, then E 3.7 miles across RR tracks, immediate R on dirt lane CR 245 for 2.3 miles to intersection with CR 3030, adjacent church. Large fenced site behind community church. Diversity of formal markers over time, including obelisks, benches, commercial markers, cusrbing, homemade markers, some local castings, metal markers, brick slabs, large petrified wood, and brick vaults. No marker trees, some shrubs of Azalea, Gardenia, Laurel, Daylillies. Abundnat floral, religious, decorative and creative grave materials, flags, embellishment of markers, also figurines, animals. Veritcal crosses with flower buckets. Some use of marbles. Approx 2.40 acres. GPS 30.46.50.93781N –93.52.27.18122W USGS 3093-331Low risk of endangerment., fenced, maintained, associated church and community, still in use, 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.