Historic Cemetery

Holik Road Unknown Cemetery

Holik Rd, Texas 77445
Location: Holik Road Unknown: Holik Road, small site fenced with tall white cross fencing, board fencing. Several graves, carnes, mounding, formal markers, standard and locally caste. No sign. No adjoining gate to Harper Cem. Texas Wildflowers, some overgrowth, evidence of seasonal mowing. Low endangerment: seasonally maintained, fenced, recent burials. Adjacent to but separate from Harper Cem., W side. Quad 2996-444 GPS 29.56.57.042N –96.04.36.008W.

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.

gravesites