Historic Cemetery

Lowe Family Cemetery

Broaddus, Texas
Location: Lowe Family CemeteryAKA Charles Lowe Family Cemetery New cemetery. THC site visit 8-04-05 w/ K Skillern. Broaddus, Tx area, S end of county. N of SH 83 on FM 705 for 2.1 miles to driveway at Rte 1 Box 205, Broaddus, Tx area. Ask permission at residence. New cemetery for Charles Lowe’s son, at site of son’s intended house. Fenced, formal. Surveyed and deeded. Now includes other family members. Site is 970 ft. W-SW from FM 705, behind family home and barns about 450 ft. W-SW on small hill in pasture, scattered Oaks. Modern commercial markers. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials including floral arches and birdhouses. Lowe Family Cemetery. Approx 0.7 acre. Broaddus, Tx area. GPS 31.18.01.21634N –94.08.29.65568W. USGS 3194-142. . © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Low risk endangerment, not on map but surveyed and deeded, near home, in use, fenced, maintained.

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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