Location: SA-C100 Roberts Baptist Church CemeteryAKA Parker #2 VERIFY NOT AKA Ike Roberts USGSTHC site visit MB 9/22/04: San Augustine, Tx area. From US 96 S on FM 2213 for 1.7 miles. Historic marker sign, church, up incline to site. Bordered on N side by CR 178. THC subject marker, Roberts Church. Very large formal cemetery, partially fenced, adjacent to new large church building. Many Cedar, large Crape Myrtle and Oak marker trees. Marker shrubs of Gardenia, and Cannas, Irises. San Augustine grass. Great diversity of markers, obelisks, formal and informal markers, local castings, fieldstones. Markers include concrete mounding and many slabs. Abundant floral grave materials. Some photo enamels. Rolling terrain, vista to S.Approx 1.5 acres. GPS 31.29.42.12533N –94.06.31.94395WQuad 3194-144Low risk of endangerment, associated church, still in use, partially fenced, THC marker, marker on road. 3194-144 THC subject markerUSGS; Rootsweb; A Reference to Texas Cemetery Records, Parsons 1988; USGenWeb.
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.