Historic Cemetery

Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery

Milam, Texas 75959
Location: SB-C027 Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery USGS point3193-234 Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: [no descript.]-- —Check update on website. USGS point; Tx Co Hwy map on-line shows as NE of Milam, off Hwy 87, right on Telephone Road to right on road leading to Pendleton Harbor. THC site visit MB 6/29/04. At 3675 Cedar Grove Rd, Isla, Tx area. AA. S on Telephone Rd from Mason Cem 1.7 miles to Cedar Grove Rd, then SE for 1.6 miles. Large fenced site adjacent to church. Diversity of formal markers over time, some unique and informal markers, also local castings. Carnes, Slabs, Mounding, Obelisks. Some photo enamels. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials. US veterans. Approx 1.0 acre. GPS 31.29.07.78673N –93.48.02.19198W. Quad 3193-234.Low risk of endangerment, fenced, on map, associated church, still in use, maintained, visible from road. AA 3193-234 Tx Co Hwy map as church, on-line as cemetery.

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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