Historic Cemetery

Memory Gardens Cemetery

a.k.a. Colonial Gardens Cemetery

8819 US-87, Victoria, Texas 77904
Location: Hwy 87 N. toward Cuero, Texas. From Victoria take Cuero Hwy 87 N, go 3.5 miles from city limits [as of 1988]. Cemetery is on left side of hwy by Colonial Gardens Funeral Home. Hwy 87, NW of Victoria, Texas. 8819 US Hwy 87 N., Victoria TX 77904; [Just S of Parsons Road].

Source: Local history notes; USGS; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Victoria County Cemeteries, Vol. 1-3; Texas Funeral Service Commission

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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