Location: SB-C031 Halbert, Joel Cemetery AKA Joe Halbert AKA Fox Hill Halbert Cem.USGS point3193-234 Halbert, Joel Cem. AKA Joel Halbert Cem. Aka Fox Hill Cemetery Recorded: Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries. Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: “From the courthouse in Hemphill take FM 83 East 1 block to State Hwy 87. Go North or Left on Hwy 87 for 7 miles to Milam. Take Hwy 21 West or Left 1.7 miles, turn North or Right on gravel drive up to cemetery. Cemetery is marked with a green highway sign that says Joel Halbert Cemetery. 190 graves and 30 unmarked Cem. Index.” Tx Funeral Serv. lists in Milam.THC site visit MB 6/28/04: Milam, Tx area. SH 21, W of SH 83, access lane approx 0.1 mile up high bluff. Fenced formal site, no marker trees. Name on gates. Diversity of formal markers over time, also curbing and slabs, some obelisks. San Augustine grass, some daylilies. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials, some photo enamels. US veterans, DRT, WoW. Adjacent to woodland NW, dramatic vista to SE across SH 21. Approx 0.6 acre. GPS 31.25.08.28696N –93.52.28.98180W. Quad 3193-234.Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, still in use. 3193-234 Tx Co Hwy map on-line as Joel Halbert 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.