Historic Cemetery

Zeno Finley Graves Cemetery

a.k.a. 31.22.07.88846N

Hemphill, Texas
Location: SB-C131 VERIFY Zeno Fenley Graves [VERIFY name Cap Fenley] THC site visit MB 8/05/04 w/ W. McDaniels Zeno Fenley Graves. Hemphill, Tx. Area. SCHC, Jeannette Fenley, Weldon McDaniel. THC site visit MB 8/05/04 w/ W. McDaniels: Hemphill, Tx area, W of town, small wooded area. Approx 30 off roadway, just N of ___________. Formal markers, petrified wood, local casting. VERIFY address. Approx acreage too small to measure, approx 20’ x 15’ area. GPS 31.22.07.88846N –93.52.56.95925W. Quad 3193 -231.Moderately endangered, no fencing, some beer bottles in area, wooded area near old homesite, just off roadway.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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.

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