Historic Cemetery

Magnolia Cemetery

492 Magnolia Cemetery Rd, Onalaska, Texas 77360
Location: Magnolia Cemetery — Recorded: POLK02—Parsons; R. Peebles: “2 miles NE of Onalaska.” Polk Co Tx Cem/website: Take Texas Highway 190 east from Huntsville, Texas to Onalaska, Texas. Turn left (north) at the light on FR 356 approx 2 miles, turn right and follow tar top road. Numerous fieldstones and broken markers are found at various sites within the cemetery. Many many graves. Index, earliest 1907.” US Veteranss, WWI and WWII, and possibly later wars THC site visit 2-28-05GPS and NOTES PENDING3095-441.

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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