Historic Cemetery

Coats Cemetery

Point, Texas 75472
Location: Coats Cem. From the S.E. corner of the old cotton gin in Point, take a County rd. going E. to a ‘T’ intersection (abt. 1 mi.). Take the rd. to the R. & follow it abt. 2 mx. to a dead—end at a pasture gate. Go in the gate & turn L., follow trail N. abt. 1/4 mi. then follow trail E. abt. 1/4 ma. Cemetery is on the L. fence line. Abt. 150years old.Recorded: RAIN06—Parsons; Roots, GNISTHC site visit MB 2/18/04 w/ M. Cooper, hist. Coats Cemetery, sign. AKA Brooklyn Community Cem.AKA Rains Pioneer Cem. Private ranch, Hollings-Cooper family property. Locked gate, pasture road to site. Large fenced site, formal markers, diversity over time. Large Cedar marker trees, some fieldstones. Floral decorative materials. Pavillion, maintained outhouse. Surrounded by pasture and wooded areas, some old house sites and nearby old roadway. Approx 1 acre. GPS 32.56.25.60991N –95.49.19.56919W.

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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