Location: SB-C044 McElroy Cemetery USGS point3193-223 McElroy CemetetryRecorded: SABI01—Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries. Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: “From the Courthouse in Hemphill, Texas, go East from the Courthouse on FM 83 (Worth Street) one block to the intersection of FM 83 and State Highway 87, turn Right or South onto State Highway 87 and go 5.5 miles to the intersection of FM 2426 and State Highway 87, turn Right or West onto FM 2426 and go 5.6 miles to the intersection of a gravel road (U.S. Forest Service Road 114) and FM 2426, turn Left or South onto USFS Road 114 and go 3.3 miles to the intersection of USFS Road 114 and USFS road 114C, turn Right or West onto USFS road 114C and go 0.6 mile to the cemetery on the right side of the road. 34 graves. First 1860, last 1996. Cem. Index.” Tx Funeral Serv. lists in Pineland. THC site visit MB 7/01/04: Pineland, Tx area. [see above, “USFS Road 114 and USFS road 114C, turn Right or West onto USFS road 114C and go 0.6 mile to the cemetery on the right side of the road.” National forest, heavily wooded area. Fenced formal site, diversity of markers over time. Crosses, obelisks. No floral materials. Maintained privy.Approx 1.21 acres. GPS 31.11.49.64417N –93.55.20.54856W. Quad 3193-223.Moderate risk of endangerment, national forest, heavily wooded, but fenced, maintained, on map. 3193-223 Tx Co Hwy map on-line.
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.