Historic Cemetery

Wesley Chapel Cemetery

Texas
Location: Wesley Chapel Cem--Recorded WALL03—Parsons. Websites for Waller Co Hist & TexHist Cem: “NW of Pattison, map, TxDoT.” Direct of Cems in Waller Co, 1977/1992: “Roy Muske gave property for cem and church. Approx. 35 burials, some unmarked, earliest about 1960s. Index.” USGS as Wesley Chapel. THC site visit MB 5/20/04. W of Pattison, Tx. Wesley Chapel, church, cemetery behind to the N. FM 1458, Buller and Garrett Rd. 0.4 miles. No trees or shrubs. San Augustine grass. Formal site with diversity of formal markers, some informal. Curbing, gravel, scraped earth and mounding with formal shaping. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials. Photo enamels. Adjacent area residential, some plowed fields. Approx 2.07 acres. GPS 29.50.28.16800N –06.02.23.89921W. Quad 2996-441.Low risk of endangerment: associated church, maintained, still in use, mostly fenced, residential area, neighborhood watch.

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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