Location: SB-C028 Oliphint’s Chapel-Carrice Cemetery THC site visit MB 6/06/04 AKA Carrice Cem. AKA Oliphint Memorial Cemetery AKA Oliphant Chapel CemeteryAKA Oliphint Memorial GardenUSGS point3193-234 Oliphint’s Chapel-Carrice Cemetery AKA Oliphant Cem.Recorded: SABI01—Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries; Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: “…(aka Oliphint Memorial Cemetery (Carrice Cemetery, Oliphant Chapel Cemetery, Oliphint Memorial Garden) - 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 East or Right 5.5 miles, turn North or Left on Frontier Drive and go 0.3 mile, then turn Right just past the Frontier Park Store & Office; this street will be the second street to the Right. Go 0.1 mile and the cemetery will be in front of you. About 37 graves, 15 marked with rocks or pipes. First 1878 Last 1999. Cem. Index.” Sabine Co. Hist. Marker: “Alfred D. Oliphint came to Texas and received land grants in 1839 and 1844 … served as justice of the peace and county judge, and in 1879 deeded five acres of land to the Methodist Episcopal Church. This cemetery, located adjacent to the church, dates to at least 1870. Among those interred here are early settlers to the area, many of whom are buried in unmarked graves. The restored cemetery continues to serve the community and is maintained by the Oliphint Chapel Memorial Gardens Association. LOCATION: inside Frontier Park, SH 21 and Toledo Bend - Milam -- Erected 1997THC site visit MB 6/06/04: Milam, Tx (area) Cem. now in center of Frontier Park Recreational area. E of SH 21 0.4 miles, on Frontier Dr. a park road, at sharp bend in road. Fenced mostly informal site, formal and informal markers, diversity over time, also field stone, stone carnes, mounding. Marker trees of Pine and Oak, marker shrubs of Hydrangea, Azaleas. Floral grave materials. THC subject marker and park information. Adjacent to campers, RV parking area, residences. Approx 0.52 acres. GPS 31.27.19.61272N –93.46.03.38326W. Quad 3193-234. Moderate risk of endangerment, adjacent to camping areas, recreational dwellings, but fenced, maintained, and has recent burial. 3193-234 THC marker notesTHC Marker as Oliphint Chapel Cem., 1997Adjacent to lake.
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.