Location: JP-C010 Hancock Cemetery, JCHS lists as Wright #19 10 mi NW of Jasper, on 254, north of 63, on a hilltopA Reference to Texas Cemetery Records Kim Parsons (1988); rootsweb.com; Jasper County, Texas Cemeteries Mildred S. Wright (1976); www.historictexas.net/cemeteries/index.html; http://landmark.granbury.com/jasper.htmTHC site visit MB 9/02/04: Jasper, Tx area. From SH 63 go 2.3 miles N on FM 254, then left or W on CR 93 for 0.3 mile, site at end of road. Arched entryway, name, established 1850. Picnic pavilion and history kiosk at front. Grove of Oaks and grassy parking area. Rolling landscape. Fenced site, considerable diversity of formal markers over time, including grave house, obelisks, fieldstones, curbing and gravel, and slabs. Some fenced graves. Large Magnolia, Cedar and Crape Myrtle marker trees. Also Lantana, Roses, Jasmine, Lilies. San Augustine grass in older areas. US veterans, DRT. Approx 2.53 acres. GPS 30.58.35.51913N –94.05.42.81911WQuad 3094-444Low risk of endangerment, remote but still in use, maintained, fenced, on map, signs 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.