Historic Cemetery

Alsup Cemetery

a.k.a. Old Friendship Cemetery

Gladewater, Texas 75647
Location: Located outside the Gladewater city limits, just [on] Gregg County line into Smith County. Take Hwy. 271 south out of Gladewater, turn left on Hwy. 135, and then a right onto Country Club Rd. Go several miles to Lovelady Rd. and turn left. In about a mile this road will dead end into another road. The cemetery is off a dirt road from this intersection about 20 yards, surrounded by a wrought iron fence.about 1 mile SE of present Friendship Cemetery.

Source: GNIS; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Local history notes and maps; Rootsweb, CHC

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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