Historic Cemetery

Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Ch. Cemetery

a.k.a. Magnoia Springs Cemetery

San Augustine, Texas
Location: SA-C112 Magnolia Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records, Parsons 1988; USGS-Magnolia ChurchTHC site visit MB 9/23/04: US 96 S of SH 21 for 11.7 miles, R at sign on highway on CR 4300 for 0.7 mile, the R at sign on CR 4305 for 0.3 mile to CR 4307, R for 0.05 mile, about 500 ft. up incline to church and cem. site. Cemetery 60 ft. N of church and fellowship hall. Fenced formal site, diversity of markers over time. Obelisks, metal markers, slabs, local castings, one unique lamb casting with seashells for ears. Photo enamels. Marker Cedar, Juniper, also Crape Myrtle, Mimosa and Pyracantha. Hilltop location. Still in use. Affiliations, US veterans, Mason. Approx 0.60 acre. GPS 31.22.47.80925N –94.03.19.00278W. Quad Low risk of endangerment, associated church, fenced, maintained, still in use, on map. 3194-144 A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records, Parsons 1988; USGS-Magnolia Church.

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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