Historic Cemetery

Homer Cemetery

Hwy 255, Colmesneil, Texas 75938
Location: Homer Community Cemetery20 mi NW of Jasper on SH 6H, then R255 W 4 mi to CR 023THC marker file, A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records Kim Parsons (1988); Jasper County, Texas Cemeteries Mildred S. Wright (1976); rootsweb.com; www.historictexas.net/cemeteries/index.htmlTHC site visit MB 4-29-05DIRECTIONS PENDINGLarge fenced site with multiple THC markers, community and biographical. Considerable diversity of formal markers, large and small, curbing, slabs, fieldstones, crosses. Marker shrubs, Juniper, Rose, Irises. Pavillion. Cem. Assoc. GPS PENDINGLow risk endangerment, on map, in use, maintained, fenced, sign on road. US veterans, WoW. DRT, SRT.

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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