Historic Cemetery

Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery

4529 Wiedeville Church Rd, Brenham, Texas 77833
Location: Emmanuel Lutheran Ch Cem. Tx Funeral Serv Com: AKA Greenvine Emmanual Lutheran Church Cem.Greenvine Cemetery—TxGenWeb: “300648N 963335W Lutheran Church. Greenvine” --Greenvine :Lutheran Cem--Recorded WASH01—Parsons. Cem Recs of Washington Co (1974): “[same] neat well-kept cemetery behind Lutheran Church at Greevine. Approx 200 burials, earliest about 1880s. Index.” THC Site visit MB 7/08/03: Weickel Rd, Greenvine, Tx, just S of FM 2502. Fenced formal cemetery behind church and church hall. About 300 ft. off Weickel Rd. Diversity of large and small formal markers, obelisks, curbing, slabs. Abundant floral grave materials. US veterans. Approx 1.09 acre. GPS 30.06.48.58224N –96.33.35.33311WQuad 3096-211 Low risk of endangerement, still in use, fenced, maintained, associated adjacent church.

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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