Location: SB-C006 Plainview Cemetery #1USGS point3193-232 Plainview Cemetery #1— Recorded: SABI01—Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries; Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: Check for updates on website. Tx Co Hwy Map, on-line.THC site visit MB 6/30/04: Pineland, Tx area. 1.7 mile S of Lott Cem. Rd at intersection of SH 1 and FM 2024. Fenced formal site on corner. Adjacent corner has Plainview Community Center building, other corner has large water storage tank. Nearby tall cell tower and electric lines, cables. Cemetery name on front gates. Diversity of formal markers over time, including carnes, curbing, gravel, slabs and benches. Marker trees of Cedar, Arborvitae, Oak and Crape Myrtle, also stumps of earlier Cedar marker trees. Marker shrubs of Rose, also Irises, Lilies, Daylilies. Abundant floral, religious and decorative grave materials. Some creative materials. Adjacent areas of rural residential and woodlands. Approx 1.37 acres. GPS 31.18.50.62291N –93.58.07.60687W. Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, still in use, on map, on roadway. 3193-232 Tx Co Hwy Map, on-lineRe-Shoot photos, rain problems.
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.