Historic Cemetery

Rosevine Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery

Texas
Location: SB-C011 Rosevine Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Recorded: SABI01—ParsonsKim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries; J.B. Sanders listing only, no descript. Tx Co Hwy map on-line on Hwy 1 about 0.5 mile north of Hwy 103. Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb shows as having 775 graves. THC site visit MB 6/28/04: Rosevine, Tx, SH 1 about 0.5 mile N of FM 103. East, across the road from church, Rosevine Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, approx 100 ft. Formal arched entryway. Large fenced formal cemetery, recent ell expansion behind church complex building. Formal markers with great diversity over time, some local castings. Curbing, gravel, slabs, obelisks, benches. Marker shrubs of Arborvitae, Gardenia, Holly, Laurel, Rose, Boxwood-Privet and Hydrangea, also Lilies, Irises and Daylillies. Marker tree of Mimosa. San Augustine grass. Abundant floral, religious and decorative grave materials, embellished stones, some photo enamels. WoW, US veterans, WoW. May include some flu epidemic burials. Adjacent to church buldings, woodlands, rural residences and roadway. Approx 3.5 acres. GPS 31.25.16.98719N –93.59.06.23966W. Quad 3193-233Low risk of endangerment, associated church, fenced, maintained, still in use.

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.