Historic Cemetery

Hall Cemetery

Texas
Location: Hall CemeteryAKA Hall-Allen Cem. USGSSOURCE: McXie Whitton Martin.Denning, FM 354, end of pavement, R on dirt rd abt 0.25 mile, site on RTHC site visit MB 6-22-05 w/ K Skillern: Denning, Tx area, W of US 96 to intersection with FM 354, then N about 5 miles to sharp bend in road, as FM 354 turns N. Site is in pasture to NE of this intersection bend. Driveway access at chicken farm, driveway to house about 0.5 miles E of the sharp bend at ____ Farm. Site is about 1,200 ft. due N, either through chicken farm and pasture, or by dim access walking lane about 60 ft. E of driveway. Formal cemetery with large Oak marker tree in center. Fenced, seasonal maintenance. Formal markers, limestone, obelisks, commercial markers, some fieldstones. Grave markers of Irises and Lilies. Some grave depressions in seasonal tall grass. Adjacent to wooded area, pastures. Hall Cemetery. Approx 0.40 acre. SA-C076. Denning, Tx area. GPS 31.33.20.81293N –94.16.45.13881W. USGS 3194-421. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Moderate risk, fenced, on map, seasonally maintained, but remote, difficult access, private property.

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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