Historic Cemetery

Mound Prairie Cemetery

a.k.a. Mound Prairie Family Cemetery

Mound Prairie, Texas 75803
Location: NW corner of Hwy 155 and FM 321. From Palestine take SH 155 north 8 mi., then FM 321 west for .5 mi. to cemetery road. Go N from Palestine on Hwy 155 approx. 8 miles and left on oil topped road. Follow until bears to right on top of a smallhill, then left into the cemgtery road. Grassy road is not clearly visible and can easily be missed. There is a road or pathway dividing the cemetery in two parts, East and West sides.

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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