Location: SA-C134 Wood ANNEX Cemetery NOT AKA Woods Cem.NOT AKA Wood Cem. NOT AKA Fonville Cem. THC site visit MB 9/21/04 Woods ANNEX Cemetery W. from US HWY 96 at Pineland on FM 83 about 7 miles to the Wood Cemetery Road (1/2 mile from Ayish Bayou); go S. on gravel road 1/4 mile (2nd road on right); turn right (west) and go about 100 yards.THC site visit MB 9/21/04: W of Pineland, Tx area, near Anthony Harbor, Ayish Bayou. S of 83 W of intersection with FM 1751, at sign S on CR 432 for 0.2 mile, then R or W at sign on access road for 0.1 mile. Large fenced site adjacent to Owl Creek Hunting Club. Wooded area. Map of cemetery in shed near front entrance. Two separate cemeteries. Sign lists as Fonville (not Old Fonville), separate fence under construction. Separate HTC marker does not include area around Fonville Cem. that has recently been dedicated as Wood Cem. Annex. Separate site number. No marker trees or shrubs. San Augustine grass. Several uniform modern graves, abundant floral, decorative and creative materials including personal items anda food item, a Dr. Pepper. Several posts indicating future burial reserved areas. Approx 0.9 acre. GPS 31.15.45.78842N –94.06.18.72748W.Quad 3194-141Low risk endangerment, fenced, maintained, newly in use, adjacent to HTC Fonville Cem. 3194-141 Not on map.
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.