Historic Cemetery

Holton-Grigsby Cemetery

Jasper, Texas 75951
Location: JP-C042 Holton-Grigsby Cemetery, JCHS lists as Wright #41From Jasper take 190 west, left on FM 777. Cemetery is on south side.A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records Kim Parsons (1988); rootsweb.com; Jasper County Texas Cemeteries Mildred S. Wright (1976); http://landmark.granbury.com/Jasper.htm 3094-441 THC site visit MB 9/02/04: Jasper, Tx area. Site on FM 777 about 2.2 miles S of intersection with CR 317. Wooded area. Fenced formal site. Diversity of markers over time. Some obelisks, also a few local castings. Large marker shrubs of Gardenia and Aborvitae. Also Mimosa and stumps of previous marker trees. US veterans, WoW, Masonic.Approx 0.86 acre. GPS 30.50.45.12670N –94.06.48.89620WQuad 3094-411Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, on road, on map, still in use.

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.

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