Historic Cemetery

Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery

Hempstead, Texas
Location: Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Waller Co Hist website: [No details]“N of Hempstead, map-TxDoT. [E of Hwy 6, about 1 mile on Center Hill Rd., branching of two smaller or gravel roads, one a short distance SE to church and one NE to a double branching, staying to R at Y a fraction of a mile to cem, on S side of road]THC site visit MB 4/30/04: N of Hempstead area, approx 1 mile E on Center Hill Rd, off SH 6 Large site behind church, partly fenced, adjoins wooded areas and small creek. Formal and informal markers, scattered burial areas. Some unique markers and local castings. Memorial marker for unmarked graves. Site slopes to creek on E side. Few floral grave materials. Large Oaks, may be marker trees. Irises. US veterans. . Quad 3096-114GPS 30.11.36.900N –06.02.46.583Wow endangerment: maintained, fenced, adjacent church, recent burials.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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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