Historic Cemetery

Mings Cemetery

a.k.a. Mings at Rocky Cemetery

Big Sandy, Texas 75755
Location: This cemetery is located west of Gladewater on Hwy. 80, behind the Gladewater Memorial Cemetery, just inside the Upshur County line. Take Hwy. 80 W, turn right on Locust Rd. for 1 mile. The access road is approximately 50 yards on the left. Just behind Gladewater Memorial, neglected.

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

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.