Historic Cemetery

St. Luke's Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

Texas
Location: St. Luke Cem--Websites for Waller Co Hist & TexHist Cem: “N of Hempstead, map, TxDoT.” [E of Hwy 6 a fraction of a mile on Center Hill Rd, N side of road.]THC site visit MB 4/30/04: N of Hempstead , 0.1 mile E of SH 6 on Center Hill Rd. Unfenced, formal site adjacent to roadway. Nearby associated church. Irregular site with diversity of formal and informal markers over time. Unique markers and local castings. Some curbing, marble gravel. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials, some unique. Crape Myrtles, Cedar and Pecan marker trees. Roses, Privet. Low endangerment: maintained, fenced, near residences, church, recent burials. Quad 3096-114 GPS 30.11.29.578N –96.03.34.576W.

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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