Location: SA-C032 Crow Cemetery #2 Levi M. T Crow Cemetery #2 VERIFYUSGS; Rootsweb; USGenWebTHC site visit MB 9/22/04: From SH 103 on FM 705 for 2.1 miles, just past Y& at SH 147. Left up incline behind hedge, open grassy parking area. Sign on road. About 200 ft. off roadway, grassy parking area. Fenced site, very formal. Formal markers, some diversity over time. Some evidence of recent bleaching of old stones, very white. One grave has remnants of large ironstone vault. No except a recent burial. Marker trees and large shrubs of Magnolia, Cedar, Crape Myrtle, Chinese Tallow, Sycamore, Redbud. Gardenia, Oleander, Laurel and Holly. San Augustine grass. Affiliation, Masons. Approx 0.43 acre. GPS 31.25.26.43216N –94.09.38.98190W. Quad 3194-143Low risk of site endangerment, maintained, fenced, still in use, sign on roadway, on map. However, high risk of endangerment to stones, if bleach used on markers it creates irreversible damage deteriorating the marble. 3194-143 USGS; Rootsweb; USGenWeb.
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.