Historic Cemetery

Hoover Cemetery

a.k.a. Hoover-Pleasant Grove Cemetery

Big Sandy, Texas 75755
Location: Located north of Big Sandy a short distance off the Shady Grove Road. Take Hwy 155 N from Big Sandy to FM 1002. Turn left and go about 1 mile and you will see arch for the cemetery on the right. There is a driveway to the right which will take you to the cemetery. N of big Sandy, a short distance off the Shady Grove road.

Source: Tx Co Hwy maps; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Stanley, Audie Ray, Lurline, and Douglas Ray Stanley. 1974. Upshur County Records of Texas; Loyd, Doyal T. 1966. A History of Upshur County, Texas; Tx Gen Web

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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