Location: SB-C053 Pleasant Grove Cemetery AKA Whitehead CemeteryUSGS point3193-232 Pleasant Grove-Whitehead CemeteryAKA Whitehead Cemetery.Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: check for update on website. 311520N- 0935732W. Tx Funeral Serv. lists as Whitehead Cem., in Pineland. See Whitehead Cemetery; Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: as Pleasant Grove . Tx Funeral Serv. lists as Whitehead Cem., in Pineland.THC site visit MB 6/30/04: Pineland, Tx area. 0.7 mile on SH 83 to Whitehead Rd, then 0.2 mile to cemetery. Fenced formal site, irregular shape following land contour. Adjacent area fenced as parking area. Adjacent to woodlands, across road cattle pasture, in distance timber processing plant. Diversity of formal markers over time, including curbing, obelisk, caste walls, and photo enamels. Some local casting. Marker trees of Cedar, Arborvitae, Cfrape Myrtle and Oak. Also Roses, Irises, Lilies. Abundant floral grave materials. Approx 2.36 acres. GPS 31.15.22.99045N –93.57.35.933345W. Quad 3193-232.Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, still in use, on map, visible from roadway. 3193-232 Tx Co Hwy map & on-line show as symbol, no name.
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.