Location: JP-C001 Oak Hill Cemetery JCHS lists as Wright #47--AAGo 1/10 mile east of George Smyth Family Cemetery, From Jasper take 190 west, turn left on FM 777. Go 4.6 miles, turn left on CR (dirt) and follow signs.rootsweb.com; Jasper County Texas Cemeteries Mildred S. Wright (1976); This cemetery is located on Hwy 62 South of Buna 5.8 miles then turn lefton CR797 and 4/10 of a mile the cemetery is on the right. AA 3094-441THC site visit MB 9/02/04: Jasper, Tx area. From SH 190 for 4.0 miles to FM 777, then 7 miles to CR 317, then 1.3 miles to sign, R, stay left, mowed driveway. Large mowed site, adjacent to forest, with deep San Augustine grass, with formal and informal markers, local castings, carnes, slabs, concrete mounding, unique markers, use of marbles. Several unmarked grave depressions. Some fieldstones. Large Gardenia marker shrubs. Some floral grave materials, flags. US veterans.Approx 0.8 acres, estimated boundaries. Approx 0.8 acre. GPS 30.49.31.50084N –94.05.51.41910W Quad 3194-441 Low risk of endangerment, remote but still in use, maintained, signs on road, on map.
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.