Location: SB-C077 Beauchamp Family Cemetery Private PropertyTopo area3194-141 Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb- “ From the Sabine County Courthouse in Hemphill, Texas, go West on FM 83 (Worth Street) 11.5 miles to the intersection of FM 83 and US 96 in Pineland, Texas. Cross US 96 and continue West on FM 83 for 2.5 miles to the intersection of FM 2866; turn Right or North onto FM 2866 and go 3.7 miles to the cemetery on the right. The cemetery is on private property. 2 graves. Cem. Index.”THC site visit MB 7/01/04: Pineland, Tx area. On FM 2866 about 3.7 miles north of intersection with FM 83. Adjacent to road, near family residence and garden area. Private cemetery, family requests visitors ask first at house. Small fenced formal site, mostly recent burials. Pine marker tree, abundant floral grave materials. Approx 0.08 acre. GPS 31.17.58.48344N –94.01.27.90835W. Quad 3194-141Low risk of endangerment, not currently on USGS map but family cemetery near residence, maintained, fenced, near roadway, visible, recent burials. 3194-141 Local hist. notes.
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.