Rising Sun Cemetery

Lueders, Texas 79533

Location: On Shackelford Co. Line. From Anson go east on US 180 for 16.3 miles (just east of the Clear Fork River Bridge) to the junction of CR 303 on the right (south) side. Turn right (south) on CR 303 and go 6.6 miles to Private CR 360 on the left (east) side. Turn left (east) on CR 360 and go .8 mile to the cemetery. Or take I-20 from Abilene take SH 351 NE 3.7 miles to the intersection of FM 1082. Turn left (North) on FM 1082 and go 7.7 miles to the spillway area of Phantom lake. Take the right fork for a short distance to the intersection of CR 313. Turn left (north) on CR 313 until it dead-ends at CR 303. Turn right (east) on CR 303 and go 2 miles. The road will fork and you take the right fork across a cattle guard and go .8 miles to cemetery at the end 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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