Historic Cemetery

Grimes Cemetery

Colmesneil, Texas 75938
Location: Driving Directions:From Colmesneil, take US 69 north to R 255. Turn right at R 255 and go 10 miles east. Turn right at CR 3725 and go 0.8 mile south. Turn right at CR 3825 (first road beyond Mt. Carmel Baptist Church) and go 0.3 mile west to cemetery. There is a cemetery sign at intersection of CR 3725 and CR 3825.This is a well maintained, fully fenced, active cemetery. It is a map feature and has a sign.

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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