Hoover Family Cemetery

Dime Box, Texas

Location: Hoover Family Cemetery—Site shown by Don Whitsel, recent local family burial, cemetery deeded for aobut 50 burials on top of high hill, dramatic vista to South. Bench and large oak. Off CR 429. Private cemetery, private property. THc site visit MB 11/25/03 with Don Whitsel, deputy sherriff. Recent cemetery for family, about 1,000 ft. from residence. Off CR 429, address repressed per Hoover family request. Access available through Dime Box precint sherrif’s office. Recent burial on high hill, vista to S. Single marker Pine tree. Formal, bench. Approx 0.11 acre. GPS 30.20.52.48895N –96.46.32.78384W. Quad 3096-231Low risk of endangerment, deeded site, adjacent to family residence, maintained, recent burials.

Source: RIP Fields Table

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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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