Historic Cemetery

Holt Cemetery

San Augustine, Texas 75972
Location: Holt CemeteryUSGSTHC site visit MB 5-12-05 w/ K Skillern. Lanetown, Tx area. NW of San Augustine on FM 711 to FM 3017, NE on FM 3017 for 2.2 miles to end of FM and beginning of CR 201, continue another approx 1.5 miles. Cem on right, NE up embankment. Fenced, formal site, only 2 marked burials and one recent burial. Holly marker tree, obelisk and slab. Holt Cemetery. Approx 0.16 acre. SA-C071. San Augustine, Tx area. GPS 31.37.07.19755N –94.11.16.17836W. USGS 3194-412. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Low risk endangerment, fenced, on map, maintained, in use, on 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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