Historic Cemetery

St. Luke's Baptist Church Cemetery

FM1277, San Augustine, Texas 75972
Location: SA-C138 St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery AA USGSTHC site visit MB 9/23/04: San Augustine, Tx area. FM 1277 about 1.3 miles SW of SH 85, turn right at sign on road, cem W of church, about 650 ft. Cem on N side of road. Mailbox address for cemetery-church approx 6161 FM 1277. Cemetery on hillside location in rural residential and woodlands. Fenced formal site, diversity of formal markers over time. Many carnes, , some obelisks, local castings, slabs, one fieldstone. Cedar marker trees, also Sycamore and Oak. Marker shrubs Lantana and Photenia. Some photo enamels. Abundant floral grave materials. St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery. AA Approx 2.66 acres including annex portion to N. SA-C138. San Augustine, Tx area. GPS 31.30.26.12932N –94.11.05.40285W. USGS 3194-412. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Low risk endangerment, associated church, still in use, on map, fenced, maintained, sign, on roadway. AA 3194-412 USGS.

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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