Historic Cemetery

Bridgeport Catholic Cemetery

a.k.a. Mexican Cemetery; Cemeterio Mexicano, Catholic Cemetery

Bridgeport, Texas 76426
Location: On Lake Bridgeport Rd on the right, 1 mile past four way stop on the road north. Located to the west of Bridgeport. Take Fm Rd 1658 (the road to the lake dam) out of Bridgeport toward the west. The cemetery is on the north side of the road about a quarter of a mile from Hwy 380.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Wise County Historical Commission; Gregg, Rosalie, History of Wise County: A Link With the Past, 1987; Tombstone Transcription Project

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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