Location: SB-C022 Cooper-Harris Cemetery T AKA Cooper Cem. AKA Harris Cem.USGS point3193-234 Cooper Harris Cemetery- Recorded: SABI01—Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries; Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: “Cooper-Harris Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas - From the courthouse in Hemphill take FM 83 East 1 block to State Hwy 87. Go North or Left 7 miles to Milam. At the intersection of Hwy 87 and Hwy 21 in Milam turn West or Left on Hwy 21 for 3.6 miles to Lickskillet Road. Turn North or Right onto Lickskillet Road and go 3.1 miles to the cemetery on the Right. This cemetery has a cyclone fence and is well kept. Presently, descendants of W. H. and Arletha Cooper maintain the cemetery. There are two unmarked graves within the fence: a child and a laborer. There is a possibility of a third unmarked grave located outside the fence. About 32 graves. Cem. Index” Tx Co Hwy map on-line NW of Milam. THC site visit MB 6/30/04: Milam, Tx area. N of SH 21 on Lickskillet Rd, 3.1 miles. Fenced formal site, name on gates. Marker trees of Holly and Chinaberry, shrubs of Gardenia, Laurel and Roses. Diversity of formal markers over time. Some floral grave materials. CSA marker. Adjacent to Pines and wooded area. Approx. 0.13 acre. GPS 31.28.10.41538N –93.52.10.62990W. Quad 3193-234.Low risk of endangerment. Fenced, maintained, still in use, on map, visible from roadway. 3193-234 Tx Co Hwy map on-line as Cooper-Harris.
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
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