Historic Cemetery

Harker Family Cemetery

Quarry, Texas
Location: Harker Family Cem. THC site visit MB 8/18/04 w/ Bill Thane and Jim Hill. Hill maternal family.. Quarry, Tx area. At 2000 Phillps Lane. Hwy 36 on Christmas Rd 1.4 miles to Quarry Rd, extension, continue 1.6 miles to Phillips Lane, right to 2000 Phillips Ln.. On private property approx 0.2 mile on driveway, behind barn. Small fenced site with solid slab covering site. Formal markers. Approx 1,300 ft.E/ SE of Phillips lane gate, about 450 ft NE of old homeplace. Approx 0.01 acre.GPS 30.19.06.33119N –96.28.59.94943WUSGS 3096-132Moderate risk of endangerment, remote location, pasture.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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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