Historic Cemetery

Wood Cemetery

Texas
Location: From Conroe take IH45 North past Willlis to Shepard Hill Road-turn left-past Shepard Hill Cemetery on left side of road--go past Gene Reaves Place on left side of road--white fence on right--turn right at first gate on a dirt road--follow this road--keep going straight--cross cattle guard--there is a house on right--continue and go through gate--cemetery is about a block off road in a clump of trees.

Source: Local history notes; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Montgomery Co. website; Montgomery Co Tx Cems [1978] Vol 5

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.