Historic Cemetery

Chinquapin Cemetery

San Augustine, Texas 75972
Location: SA-C089 Chinquapin-Loggins-Redland Loggins Family Burial Ground, Redland, same as Redlands? Chinquapin-Loggins-Redland, Chinquapin, Tx area.8.6 mi. S on US 96; 1.5 mi. on SH 103; 1 mi. N on CRTHC site visit MB 9/22/04: Chinquapin, Tx area. SH 103 E of FM 1751 about 2.4 miles to CR 417, N of SH 103. Sign on SH 103. CR 417 for 0.3 mile to CR 416 at dead end, R on CR 416 at sign for 0.2 mile. Very large fenced site, irregular. Large metal pavilion in center. New landscaping of Fir, Live Oak and Crape Myrtle. Adjacent to woodlands. Marker Cedar trees, also Crape Myrtle, Larel, Irises and Lilies. Older part of cemetery at E end. Considerable diversity of formal markers. Obelisks, scraped earth, slab, mounded concrete, white sand, gravel, crubing, fieldstone, benches. Photo enamels. Abundance of floral an decorative grave materials. Affiliations of Masons, US veterans, Rep, of Tx and CSA. Approx 3.9 acres. GPS 31.24.32.34230N –94.04.57.26850W Quad 3194-144Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintained, still in use, on map. 3194-144 THC marker; A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records, Parsons 1988.

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.