Historic Cemetery

Union Church Cemetery, New And Old

a.k.a. Partin Family

San Augustine, Texas
Location: SA-C Union Church Cem. USGS unknownSTHC site visit MB 9/23/04: San Augustine, Tx, 1 mile S of SH 21 on CR 1277, or FM 1277 SW of SA about 1.2 miles, R on CR 278 for 0.6 mile, on left, cable fenced parking area, fenced cemetery 120 ft. to S of grassy parking area, sign is adapted from a huge 5’ sawmill circular blade, Partin Family Cemetery, in Honor of Bill Partin. Formal fenced site, diversity of formal markers, one folk grave. Some floral grave materials, embellishment of stone. No marker trees. Adjacent to wooded area, also across from abandoned Union Church site. a, across from unassociated and abandoned Union Church site which is source of map name error.Union Church Cem Approx 0.17 acre in fence, adjacent parking additional approx 0.2 acres. Total estimated site acreage 0.50 acres. GPS 31.30.51.23069N –94.11.23.41469WQuad 3194-412© RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Low risk endangerment, fenced, maintained, sign, still in use, on map. 3194-412 USGSNOTE< change GPS mapping # from SA-C139 to SA-C142MB 5/07/05.

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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