Historic Cemetery

Piney Grove Cemetery

Gilmer, Texas 75644
Location: From Gilmer take Hwy 271 north to Bettie, turn left on FM 2088. Go to FM 2454, turn right, then go to FM 556 and turn left. Take this road to FM 2455 and turn right. Stay on FM 2455 until you come to the Piney Grove Baptist Church, which will be on the left side of the road. The cemetery is behind the church.

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; 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.