Historic Cemetery

Pleasant Hill Cemetery

TX-323, Overton, Texas 75684
Location: Hwy 87 south 12 miles to FM 139, turn left and go 7 miles to CR 3184 for 4 miles to Forestry Rd 126. Turn left for one mile. The cemetery is on the left side of the road and the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church is on the right.
Graves: 250 (1890 to present)
Size: 167.9 ft x 180.9 ft x 157.7 ft x 184.9 ft

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.