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Parker Ridge Cemetery receives Historic Texas Cemetery designation

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Special to the News-Standard

GROVETON — The Texas Historical Commission (THC) recently designated Parker Ridge Cemetery as a Historic Texas Cemetery.

The distinction means the cemetery has been legally recorded through the THC’s Cemetery Preservation Program, an important step in ensuring its preservation.

The designation is reserved for cemeteries that are at least 50 years old and documented through the Historic Texas Cemetery designation process to record their historic association and significance.

“Cemeteries are important keys in the history of Texas. Designation as a Historic Texas Cemetery helps increase public awareness of these important cultural resources,” said Mark Wolfe, executive director of the THC. “Knowledge and education are among the best ways to guarantee the preservation of a historic cemetery.”

Craig Callahan sponsored the application for this historic cemetery. There are now 18 historically designated cemeteries in Trinity County. Cemeteries hold valuable historic information and are often the last reminders of early settlements’ historical events, religious beliefs, lifestyles, and genealogy.

While the Historic Texas Cemetery designation encourages cemetery preservation, it cannot guarantee that a historic cemetery will avoid destruction. Threats to historic cemeteries include urban expansion and development, vandalism, grazing animals, and long-term deterioration from weather and uncontrolled vegetation.

For more information, contact the Trinity County Historical Commission at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The THC developed the Historic Texas Cemetery designation to address the destruction of historic cemeteries and the illegal removal of cemetery fixtures. Any individual or organization is eligible to submit an application for this designation.

For additional information regarding Historic Texas Cemetery designation, or to receive an application, contact the THC’s History Programs Division at 512-463-5853 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more information about historic cemetery preservation, visit www.thc.texas.gov/cemetery.

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