Historic Cemetery

Taylor Family Cemetery

Gilmer, Texas 75644
Location: Almost S of Soules Chapel; hard to find. From Soules Chapel Church go S on FM 556 one mile to Crocodile Rd. Turn right and go .2 mile. The cemetery is 200 yards south of Crocodile Rd in a pasture in the edge of some woods. Cemetery is almost S of Soules Chapel, hard to locate.
Graves: about 20, 10 unmarked
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.