Location: Evergreen Cemetery, LincolnAKA Old Evergreen Cem.--Recorded, NW area: LEE04, LEE05—Parsons.Evergreen Cemetery, Lincoln.—SEE Lee Co, Tx Cems, vol 1-2 (1991): Evegreen was a town before railroad came thru and Giddings established on Railway; Evergreen community slowly abandoned. … Cem: Hwy 77 N from Giddings for 6.2 miles, left on FM 1624 approx 1 mile, large tree and historical marker on right, cem. located on farm of Ernest Schiewert (1980s) on the left. Schiewert will show way to cem. Site not fenced, cows roaming it for years. More burials than there are markers. … Several burials from hangings at old tree in 1870s, bodies hauled by wagon to cem. 0.25 mile W. Also two murder victims from 1860s.”THC THC site visit 9/30/03 MB: Thru cattle guard, gate, pasture road about 0.25 mile, and 2nd gate. Large cem. partly fenced with iron bars and livestock fencing, although W side remains without fencing and cows continue to come into cem. area. Both fresh and old cow manure. Brick vaults, stone carnes, curbins and markers show signs of cattle damage. Many fieldstone markers. Two separately barb wire and field fenced family plots, which have not suffered cattle damage. These include intact markers, marker trees, shrubs, irises. Approx 1 acre. GPS 30.16.06.23933N -96.57.09.85971W. Quad 3096-232. Highly endangered from repeated cattle trampling graves and markers.
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.