Historic Cemetery

Grandview Cemetery

a.k.a. Oxford Water Cemetery

Poolville, Texas 76487
Location: B.M.A. Baptist Church on hwy 199. This Cemetery is located at Highway 199, just northwest of the intersection with 920.It is South of Boonsville (920), NWest of Springtown(199), and SEast of Jacksboro (199). Oxford Water Cemetery is located in the southwest corner of Wise County. It can be seen on the north side of the Jacksboro Highway (Hwy 199). It's about a half a mile from where Fm Rd 920 intersects the highway.
Graves: over 90
Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Wise County Historical Commission; Gregg, Rosalie, History of Wise County: A Link With the Past, 1988; Roper, Homer L, Wise County Cemeteries Vol 1; Weatherford Public Library, Genealogy & Local History R

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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