Historic Cemetery

Whiting Family Cemetery

Washington on Brazos, Texas
Location: Whiting Cemetery TxDoT map, at Wellman Road off SH 105. THC Site visit MB w/ JM 4/01/04 Earlywine, Tx area, N of SH 105 at ntersection with Wellman Rd. Adjacent to roadways. Triangular cemetery at intersection. Large white board fence on two sides, barned wire on 3rd. Encroached on by noise and dust of two busy roads. Some diversity of formal and informal markers. Large sign, Whiting Family Cem. Surrounded by central shrine with Virgin Mary and plantings of Lillies and flowering plants. Veteran flag marker. Approx 0.15 acre.GPS 30.19.16.55134N –96.11.08.37680W Quad 3096-142Moderate risk, proximity to two roads, busy intersection, but fenced, maintained, still in use.

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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