Wilson Cemetery

Paradise, Texas 76073

Location: NW of Allison on JW Wilson property next to an old house. Wilson Cemetery is located north of Allison Community near the Denton County line. east of Decatur, from Hwy 380, turn north on CR 2513. In about 3.5 miles you come to the intersection of CR 2610 going off to the right. Go straight ahead and turn left in the first gate. This road leads to Rory Ellison’s house. The cemetery is southwest, behind the house.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Wise County Historical Commission; Gregg, Rosalie, History of Wise County: A Link With the Past, 1988; Rootsweb-Wise County Cemeteries North Texas

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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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