Historic Cemetery

Trevino Cemetery

Rio Grande City, Texas
Location: Driving Directions:From US 83 in Rio Grande City, go 0.7 mile north on Charco Blanco Rd. Turn left at W. Houston St. and go 0.2 mile west. Turn left at Old El Sauz St., and then turn immediately right onto unpaved, unnamed road between two large brick houses (this road is directly across from Galveston St./Old El Sauz intersection.). Follow this road approx. 0.1 mile west to cemetery. The cemetery is moderately endangered. It is not a map feature, and it is not accessible from a public road. There are no cemetery signs posted. The cemetery is not fenced, but it is maintained. There are two marked graves and possibly some unmarked. The cemetery appears to be regularly visited. The cemetery is primarily threatened by residential development. When this survey was conducted, houses were being constructed in the vicinity of the cemetery, and a new school had been constructed nearby.

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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