Historic Cemetery

Martins Chapel Cemetery

Hemphill, Texas 75948
Location: SB-C064 Martin Chapel Cemetery AKA Martin's Cem.AKA Martin’s Chapel CemeteryUSGS point3194-141 Martins Chapel CemeteryRecorded: SABI01—Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries; Tx Funeral Serv. lists in Bronson. Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: 311545N-0940013W. Check for update on website. THC site visit MB 7/01/04: Pineland, Tx area. Off US 96 N, about 1.5 miles E on Bar Creek Rd, then 0.1 mile S on Martin Cemetery Rd. Fenced formal site with buffer area cleared outside of fence. Cedar marker trees and marker Azalea shrubs. Also Azeleas planted along fenceline. Diversity of formal markers over time, some local casting, some curbing and slabs. Photo enamels. Adjacent to woodland area and near roadway. Approx 0.53 acre. GPS 31.15.45.10662N –94.00.14.75348W. Quad 3194-141.Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, still in use, cemetery road sign, on map. 3194-141 Tx Co Hwy map on-line as Martin.

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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