Historic Cemetery

Old Salem Church Annex Cemetery

a.k.a. Salem Annex

Texas
Location: Old Salem Cemetery SOURCE McXie W. Martin, 1993: Over Shelby Co line, not in SA Co. but used by SA Co residents. USGS MAP shows on county line, access from N off FM 711THC site visit MB 7-13-05 w/ K Skillern: FM 711 N over Shelby Co line, turn SE on CR 1297, S to church and cemetery. Old Salem Church at bend in road, THC marker, on knoll above both Old Salem Cemetery and the Salem Cemetery Annex, on E side of FM 1297. Fenced, formal site, commercial markers, some sculpture. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials. Site entirely in St. Augustine grass, not scraped earth. Old Salem Annex Cemetery. Approx 1 acre. SA-C166. Shelby-San Augustine county line. GPS 31.38.26.48168N –94.14.57.78334W. USGS 3194-413. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission. Low risk endangerment, fenced, maintained, associated THC marker, associated church, still in use, on map.

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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