a.k.a. Bethany Baptist Cemetery; Bethany Memorial Garden
Milam, Texas
Location: SB-C078 Bethany Memorial Cemetery THC site visit MB 6/06/04 AKA Bethany Memorial GardensAKA Bethany Baptist CemeteryTopo area3193-234 Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: “ From the courthouse in Hemphill, Texas take FM 83 East 1 block to State Hwy 87. Go North or Left on Hwy 87 for 7 miles to Milam. Continue North on Hwy 87 for 0.1 mile. Turn East or Right into the parking lot of Bethany Baptist Church. You will see the cemetery on the East side of the church. 16 graves. Cem. Index”THC site visit MB 6/06/04: Milam, Tx, SH 83, 0.6 mile from intersection of SH 21 and SH 87. Behind and down hill from Bethany Missionary Baptist Church, adjacent to parsonage. Formal cemetery, brick columns and arched entryway with steel fencing. Diversity of formal markers, large and small. Abundant floral grave materials. No marker trees or shrubs. San Augustine grass. Approx 0.21 acre. GPS 31.26.02.73638N –93.50.39.91093W. Quad 3194-234.Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, nearby church maintenance. 3193-234 Local hist. notesNear Meador Cem.
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.