Historic Cemetery

Beaman Family Cemetery

Dime Box, Texas
Location: Beaman Cemetery, FM 141. Dime Box, Tx (area)SEE Lee Co, Tx Cems, vol 1-2 (1991) “FM 141 from Giddings for 10.5 miles to cem beside hwy, on right (W side). Well kept, chain link enclosure.” THC site visit MB 9/29/03: Just off hwy, near residences. Residences, pasture and wooded area beyond. Three groupings of irises in wooded area just at E edge of fence suggest additional burials outside of fence, or previous grave markings discarded over fence? Site a bout 0.5 mile S of CR 122, turn off to Beaman-High Prairie Cem. Three burials, Beaman family, earliest 1951.” Moderate risk of endangerment, close to FM 141. Martha BerrymanHistorian-AnthropologistTHC History Programs Division.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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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