New Union Baptist Church Cemetery

Texas

Location: New Union Baptist Church CemeteryUSGS, TxDoTTHC site visit MB 9-22-04: San Augustine, Tx area. SH 147 and CR 330, large church bldg. Cem. behind site. Church and site about 80 ft. from CR 330. Three formal graves, no fencing: one carne with flowers, two limestone markers. US veteran. New Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Approx 0.08 acre. SA-C139. San Augustine, Tx area. GPS 31.25.28.90104N –94.09.02.91808W. Quad 3194-143. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical CommissionLow risk endangerment, associated church, maintained, on USGS TxDoT maps.

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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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