Longview Cemetery

a.k.a. Bigfoot Cemetery

Bigfoot, Texas 78005

Location: Take Devine exit from IH35 south, turn left on SH 173. Go under IH-35 and go right on the access road. The access road becomes FM 3176. Follow this road about 6 miles to the intersection of FM 462, turn left and go one mile to a dirt road, turn left (north) and go 1 mile. You can see cemetery from the road on the left side. 1 mile west of Bigfoot, between Moore and Bigfoot.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Historicdistrict.com; Theyspeak.com; UsGenNet; TxDot map 1997; USGS; McMinus, J., Frio Co., Texas: Selected Cemeteries

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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