Pleasant Valley Cemetery

Avoca, Texas 79503

Location: From the eastern city limits of Stamford, take FM 142 east 2.8 miles to the intersection with CR 257. Turn left (north) on CR 257 and go .8 miles to the intersection of CR 202. Turn right (east) on CR 202 and go .8 miles to the cemetery, which is on the left (north) side of the road.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; USGenWeb; Mayfield, Jones County Cemeteries and Their Locations; Jones County Cemeteries; USGS; TxDot map 1998

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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