Historic Cemetery

Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery

a.k.a. Liberty Hill Cemetery Annex [error]

San Augustine, Texas
Location: Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Perpetual Care.Per SAHC Kenneth Skillern, 5-11-05Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Perpetual Care.Per SAHC Kenneth Skillern, 5-11-05THC site visit MB 10-19-04: San Augustine, Tx. W of San Augustine on SH 21, N on FM 147 approx 4 miles N of SH 21, past new high school to Liberty Hill Church and Cemetery. Memorial Gardens is just to N, adjacent, divided by tall hedge, with separate entrance. Land donated by McXie Martin Family. Formal markers, large and small, commercial markers, some large memorials.Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Approx 4.93 acres. SA-C149. GPS 31.33.36.71266N –94.05.28.30880W. USGS 3194-411. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Low risk endangerment, no fence but perpetual care association, adjacent cemetery, on road, on map, in use.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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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