Historic Cemetery

White-Union Cemetery

Carmine, Texas 78932
Location: White Union Cemetery—TxGenWeb.301322N 964335W 5 1/2 miles NNW of Carmine in Sandtown Community.” --Recorded WASH01—Parsons. Cem Recs of Washington Co (1974): “[same] near the NW corner of Washington Co, about 5.5 miles NW of Carmine. Settlement sometimes called Sandtown. Approx 50 burials, earliest about 1900. 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.” Tombstone-TxDoT mapTHC site visit MB 7/18/03 MB: Sandtown Rd, N of Burton, Tx. At intersection with Schoenemann Rd. Adjacent to Loewe Cem.Formal site, diversity of markers over time. Some floral grave materials. US veteran. Approx 1 acre. GPS 30.13.20.84796N –96.43.36.42399WQuad 3096-213Low risk endangerment, fenced, maintained, still in use, 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.

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