Location: Restland Memorial Park Cemetery — Livingston, Texas. Recorded: POLK12—Parsons; Polk Co Tx Cem/website: “Near Goodrich. Located on Hwy 59, S of Livingston. Index of marked graves. Many, many graves. Index, earliest about 1931.” GNIS.US Veteranss of WW I and II, Korea, VietnamSpanish-American WarTHC site visit MB 3-13-05: S of Livingston on US 59, just across from Chesswood Church at Knight Rd.Memorial areas, flat markers with some diversity, flags, hedges, abundant floral on markers. Sections including “Babyland.” Owned by Gerald Pace, recently bought, installed crematorium, mowing all 16 acres, moved in a refurbished 1920s bungalow as office. Large older Live Oak trees, recent plantings of additional Live Oaks. Steel fencing across front, partial fencing around sides and back. Adjacnet to business areas, church and woodlands, busy US 59. GPS and NOTES PENDINGLow risk endangerement, maintained, perpetual care established with trust bank, on map, on road, still in use.
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.