Location: Friendship Cemetery--Giddings, Tx (area)SSEE Lee Co, Tx Cems, vol 1-2 (1991)—comment that cem located on both sides of county line, but USGS maps show it as 0.5 mile into Bastrop Co. US Hwy 290 W from Giddings for 6.9 miles. Turn left on CR 202 for a 0.4 mile to cemetery on right. Oart of this cem. is in Bastrop Co and part in Lee Co. Well kept, enclosed in chain link. Index.”--Tombstone. THC Site visit MB 10/04/03 Fenced formal site, diversity of markers over time. Appears to be right at very edge of county line, pavent changes from paved to gravel at edge of cem. USGS shows inside Bastrop, mileage shows right at edge. VERIFY!Local hstoric marker, German community history. Recent addition of 1 acre on back, N side of cem. Graves to either side of central grassy area. Diversity of markers over time, formal to informal, also including fieldstones and local and folk practices. Graves face E, with several children’s graves on far E fence. Remainder on W side of grassy median. High hill, vista to S and W. Mowed grasses, a few Cedar marker trees. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials. Giddings area, S of US 290 on CR202 for 0.5 miles, appears to be exactly on the BP and LE county lines, pavement changes at cemetery. Annex appears to be recently enclosed to W. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials. US veterans. Approx 2.09 acres. GPS 30.11.25.97339N –97.04.00.95620W Quad 3097-114.
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.