Historic Cemetery

Red Rock Cemetery

Gladewater, Texas 75647
Location: This cemetery is in the Gladewater city limits, just over the Gregg County line into Upshur County. Take Hwy 80 to the Gladewater Rodeo Grounds. Turn left at Rodeo St, go across the tracks, take a right immediately after crossing the tracks onto Commerce St. Go for approx. 1 1/2 miles (road will bend to the left) to Sweet Gum. Turn right and go to the corner (no street sign), turn left, the cemetery is just down the road on the left. As you come to the cemetery there is a road that goes into one section on the left side, and then goes around to the back of the cemetery. There is another road that goes into the middle, and meets the other road.

Source: Local history notes; 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.