Historic Cemetery

Head Family Cemetery

Texas
Location: Head Family Cemetery USGSTHC site visit MB 5-12-05, Chinquapin, Tx area.SH 103 S on FM 1751 for 1.2 miles, just S of Chinqapin Creek, on W side of road. Fenced formal site, large marker Gardenia, Crape Myrtles, summer Honeysuckle. Formal markers, obelisks, commercial markers, one grave house. Veteran of War of 1812. Head Family Cemetery. Approx 0.05 acre. SA-C041. Chinquapin, Tx area. GPS 31.22.57.19598N –94.05.48.83772W. USGS 3194-144. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Moderately endangered by smallness, heavy wooded area, seasonal overgrowth, but maintained, on map, fenced, visible from road.

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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