Historic Cemetery

Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery

Texas
Location: SA-C114 Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Oak Grove Cem. THC site visit MB 9/22/04: Broaddus, Tx area. FM 2390 and SH 83 to FSR 3003 for 2.4 miles S to FSR 317 for 4 miles, then at Y to left, church, pavilion, picnic tables. Just S of CR 4790. Large fenced formal site, diversity of markers over time, Obelisks, benches, some gravel, local castings, folk metal bar, birdbath. Marker shrubs of Photenia, Rose, Spirea, Gardenia. Also aundant floral and decorative materials and personal momentos. Many toys. Photo enamels. About 140 ft. from church and pavilion picnic area in grove of trees. Approx 0.75 acre. GPS 31.11.51.85603N –94.13.13.59925W.Quad 3194-113Low risk of endangerment, associated church, fenced, maintained, still in use. 3194-113 A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records, Parsons 1988; USGS-Oak Grove Church?.

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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