Bain Cemetery

Texas

Location: From the west end of Honey Grove proceed .9 miles west on TX-56 to FM-1396. Turn right/north on FM-1396 and proceed 5.4 miles to Allens Chapel and CR-2980. Turn left/west on CR-2980 and proceed 1.3 miles to an unnamed lane on the left. Turn left and proceed about 200 feet to open pasture land. This is private property and you will need permission and a GPS to find this very old cemetery.

Graves: 4 (1848-1862)

Source: Local history notes; TxHistCems website; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Tombstone; Rootsweb; Fannin Co Cemetery Association

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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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