Historic Cemetery

Beard Private Family Cemetery

Orangefield, Livingston, Texas 77351
Location: Beard Cemetery - Recorded: POLK01, POLK02, POLK05—Parsons; GNIS; Polk Co Tx Cem/website: Located on Rice Road off 942 between Leggett & Barnes, about 40 graves. Index, earliest 1879, plus some with rocks, some outside of fence. About 35 graves. Index, earliest 1867.” R. Peebles: “16.5 miles E of Leggett on FR 942.” GNIS. L. Moore: “”From 59/Leggett, R on 942 go 16.5 miles, L for 5 miles.”THC site visit MB 3-01-05GPS and NOTES PENDING3094-342SEE Also adjacent unfenced cem behind Beard Private Family Cem.

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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