Historic Cemetery

St Andrews Cemetery

St Andrews Cemetery Rd, Texas 77360
Location: St. Andrew Cemetery USGS; African Am. Cem-website: “Large, well cared for cemetery on the east side of Fm 3459 in Onalaska. Index. [Includes] Small Cemetery [9 graves, earliest 1902] moved from near Tigerville on Lake Livingston One row of grave stones located in a corner of St. Andrews Cemetery . Graves are listed in the order they are in from left to right. Many, many graves. Index, earliest about 1912.” US Veteranss: WWI and WWII, KoreaTHC site visit 2-28-05 AAGPS 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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