Historic Cemetery

Lake Station Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery

a.k.a. Mariot Cemetery, Egypt and Mariot Community Cemetery

FM 1127, Shepherd, Texas 77371
Location: Drew's Landing, located on FM 1127. NE on Hwy 50 to FM 1127, then approx. 5 miles E. Driveway is directly on FM 1127.

Source: Local history notes; TxDoT; THC intern notes; San Jacinto County, Texas Historical Comm. San Jacinto County, Texas, Cemetery Records, 1997; San Jacinto County, Texas Historical Comm. San Jacinto County, Texas, Cemeteries 1977; TxGenWeb

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.