Location: JP-C041 Sanders Cemetery, JCHS lists as Wright #42From Jasper take 190 west, turn 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; www.historictexas.net/cemeteries/index.htmlTHC site visit MB 9/02/04. Jasper, Tx area. From SH 190 S on FM 777, site about 1.0 mile S of intersection with CR 317. Sanders Cemetery on gate. Fenced formal site, mostly uniform modern markers but some obelisks and slabs. Adjacent to residence and roadway. Large Gardenia and Crape Myrtle marker and landscape shrubs, some grave Lilies, also Pampas Grass and flowering Shrimp plant. San Augustine grass. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials, some flags, some photo enamels. US veterans. Approx 0.37 acre. GPS 30.50.42.14085N –94.05.42.49399WQuad 3094-441Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, 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.