Location: Brenham Cemetery-AAWaller Co Hist website:USGS map*” GNIS on Hempstead mapTHC site visit MB 5/15/04: AA. W of Hempstead area. S of US 290 on Austin Rd 0.1 mile then about 0.2 mile W of T intersection with Urban Rd. Large site, mostly fenced. Formal and informal markers, great diversity over time. Some areas fenced as large family plots. Cedar marker trees, also Pecan, Chinaberry, Magnolia, Live Oak, Chinese Tallow, also Aborvitae, Crape Myrtle, Mimosa. Marker plants and shrubs, Lilies, Iris, some bedding plants. Formal markers include AA traditions, also both locally caste and creative markers, some signed. Mounding, carnes, some photo enamels. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials. Adjacent pasture, roadway, residential. Cemetery still in use. Approx 8 acres. GPS 30.06.11.17764N –96.05.44.99108W. Quad 3096-111.Low risk of endangerment. Mostly fenced. Still in use. Maintained, visible from roadway.
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.