Historic Cemetery

Milton Garrett Cemetery

a.k.a. Garret, Milton Cemetery

Denning, Texas
Location: Garrett, Milton Cemetery. Local historyTHC site visit MB 5-26-05 w/ K Skillern. San Augustine, Tx area. From US 96 W on SH 21 for approx 9.7 miles to restored dog-trot log and sided house on S side of road. Picket fence around house. Site is approx 120 ft. behind house, approx 180 ft. S of SH 21. Cemetery in chain link fence behind very large Chinaberry tree and back yard of house Adjacent to pasture, gate in picket fence to site. Formal markers, no trees or shrubs, may include unknown unmarked graves. Mason. Garrett, Milton Cemetery. Approx 0.06 acre. SA-C150. San Augustine, Tx area. GPS 31.30.16.70043N –94.17.02.43750W. USGS 3194-421. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Moderate risk of endangerment, not on map, but fenced, maintained, adjacent to home, visible from road.

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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