Historic Cemetery

Block Cemetery

Brenham, Texas 77833
Location: Block Cemetery on sign, USGS shows as Whitfield Cemetery —TxGenWeb: Texas Landmark “301335N 0961621W Chappell Hill.” Tombstone-TxDoT map; Block Cemetery—, Tx Funeral Serv Com: African American cem., Hwy 105 area.”THC site visit 9-15-03 Block-Whitfield Cem. [Sign is Block, map shows Whitfield]Large pecan trees, sloped 0.5 acre fenced site on W side of Copelyn Springs Rd. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials. Diversity of markers over time. Immediately adjacent to gravel road, no buffer area. Commercial, local castings, and homemade markers,. One large Cedar marker tree. Irises, Roses, flowering shrubs. Approx 0.5 acre. GPS 30.13.36.53697W -96.16.22.68535WQuad 3096-124Low risk, fenced, maintained, sign on gate, on map, on road, in use.

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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