Historic Cemetery

Minerva-Midway Cemetery

a.k.a. Minerva Cemetery, Midway Cemetery, Minerva Community Cemetery

Minerva, Texas
Location: From Cameron take SH 3 6 south abou 2.5 miles and at the Y turn right onto US 77 and go about 5.5 miles. Tgo CR 232 loop to Minerva. Turn left onto CR 232 loop and go about .5 mile and the cemetery is in a curve on the left hand side of the road.
Graves: 525 (1884 to present)
Size: 310 ft x 660 ft x 433 ft x 337 ft

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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