Location: Loewe Cemetery—TxGenWeb: “301320N 964335W 51/2 miles NW of Carmine in Sandtown Community.” Cem Recs of Washington Co (1974): “Loewe Cem--[same] In the Sandtown Settlement near Turkey Creek in NW Washington Co, about 5.5 miles NW of Carmine. Adjoins the White Union Cem. Approx. 13 burials, Loewe and others, earliest about 1926. Index.” HbTx: “Sandtown was on Farm Road 1697 ten miles west of Brenham in extreme western Washington County. This community of German Americans existed from the late nineteenth century through the 1950s. Two cemeteries mark the site.” USGS 3096-213 CarmineTHC site visit MB 7/18/03: AKA Loweve Cem [[map typo]AKA ?? Sandtown Com. Cem.?? NOT AKA White Union Cem-[adjoins] Burton, Tx area. NW of Burton on Sandtown Rd, near county line, just N of intersection with Schoenemann Rd. Fenced formal cemetery, sign. Diversity of formal markers.Approx 0.73 acre. GPS 30.13.19.43117N –96.43.35.12620WQuad 3096-213Low risk of endangerment, still in use, fenced, maintained, 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.