Historic Cemetery

Dunn-Comstock Cemetery

Texas
Location: Dunn-Comstock Cemetery is located to the west of Chico and south of Crafton. From Chico go west on Fm Rd 1810 about 5 miles. The gate to the pasture is on the left (south side) past the turn to the Dynegy Gas Plant and before you get to the road to Crafton (Fm Rd 2127). There’s a lock on the gate and you will need permission to enter. From the gate on Fm Rd 1810 go out in the pasture behind the old barn and follow a fence on your right. You will go about a half of a mile and pass a small tank (pond) near the fence. The cemetery is past that and straight ahead in the woods.
Graves: at least 11
Source: Texas Funeral Service Commission; Rootsweb-Wise County Cemeteries North Texas

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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