Location: Carnes Family Cemetery—TxGenWeb: “Hidalgo Buffs.” .” --Recorded WASH01—Parsons. Cemetery Records of Washington Co (1974): “302145 – 961310 – on Hidalgo Bluff between Washington and Independence. Small family plot shaded by live oaks and smothered in honeysuckle. Approx 8 graves, earliest about 1850s. Index.” Off CR 96, small dirt road, Puddin [?] Topo Zone map in file. THC site visit Mb 1-21-05 w/ A Hartstack: Washington, Tx area. Pickins Rd, Bluff Rd, Puddin Lane. Booker-Robson [??] family descendants. Near house site, access pasture roads. Diversity of formal markers over time, may include unmarked graves. Large Oak and Cedar marker trees, some Narcissus markers, Irises. Partially fenced, open gate, adjacent to cattle and barns area. Some evidence of cattle damage to fallen and broken markers. Recent burials, also pet burials. Approx 0.51 acre.GPS 30.21.44.65910N –96.13.10.18814WUSGS 3096-142Moderate risk endangerment, partially fenced, seasonally maintained, still in use, but broken markers, no gate, cattle damage, old appliances, not on map.
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.