Historic Cemetery

Deep Creek Cemetery

Decatur, Texas 76234
Location: 4.3 miles N of Aurora. Deep Creek Cemetery is located between Boyd and Decatur. From Decatur go south on Hwy 287 and turn right on CR 4227. The cemetery is about 5 miles (past Deep Creek) on the right. From Hwy 114 in Aurora go north about 4 miles on CR 4227 to the cemetery on the left. There is a black pipe fence and gate at the road. The cemetery is about a half of a mile from the road. There’s another gate and a Historical Marker at the entrance.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Wise County Historical Commission; Gregg, Rosalie, History of Wise County: A Link With the Past, 1987; Roper, Homer L, Wise County Cemeteries Vol 4; THC records; 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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