Location: Campbell #2 Cemetery, AA(1987) Wheeler Springs Community(1998) W from Crockett on FM 229 to CR 2080 to Wheeler Springs Community (USGenWeb) At the Wheeler Springs Community, NW of Crockett on 229not on topo map.Houston County Cemeteries, Third Edition, Houston County Historical Commission, 1987; Supplement to Houston County Texas Cemeteries Third Edition, 1998; TexGenWeb; USGenWeb Archives; cemeteries-of-tx.com; THC marker file for Wheeler Springs CommunityTHC site visit MB 11-21-04: Wheeler Springs, Hall’s Bluff, Tx, area. CR 2080 for 9.9 miles to access road, sign on road, about 0.3 mile to E side of road. Access road about 1,700 ft. Wooded area, rural. Large fenced site with some decorative wire fencing. Arborvitae, Cedar, Pine, Gardenia, Irises and Yucca plants. Formal site with diversity over time. Some formal markers, also local professional castings and homemade markers, slabs, fieldstones, and wood markers. Abundant floral and religious grave materials. Visitation, recent burials. US veterans.Approx 0.83 acre. GPS 31.21.08.82533N –95.35.59.57640W USGS 3195-243Low risk endangerment, on map fenced, sign, still in use, maintained, near road, associated church.
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.