Historic Cemetery

Cole Springs Cemetery

Texas
Location: Coie Springs Cemetery, Tanglewood, Tx (area)SEE Lee Co Tx Cemeteries, 1991: From Tanglewood, US 77 N, take CR 419 for 0.4 mile, turn right on lane for 0.1 miles to cemetery gate. Fenced, well-kept large cem. Includes CSA markers. Earliest burial about 1856. Index."Small family cemetery on CR 415 W of Tanglewood. Tall chain link fencing, gate opens to road. Sandy county road immediately abutts site, no buffer area. Seasonal maintenance, tall with summer wildflowers and pasture grasses. Bench on concrete slab. Recent granite markers augment much older obelisk. Not all graves may be visible among flowers and grasses. Marker trees include Oak, Cedar, Crape Myrtle, Aborvitae. Medium risk of endangerment, immediately adjacent to county road, no buffer.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.