Historic Cemetery

White Chapel Cemetery

a.k.a. White Church Cemetery, White Cemetery

Colorado City, Texas 79512
Location: 5 miles north of Colorado City on 208 and 2 miles east. Take FM 208 north out of Colorado City, go 5 miles to Mitchell CR 145, go east 2 miles. The cemetery sits on the north side of the road in a pasture.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Usgennet; TxDot map 1977; TxGenWeb; USGS

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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