Historic Cemetery

Willborn Cemetery

a.k.a. James Willborn Family Cemetery

Poteet, Texas 78065
Location: Poteet area; located on the Willborn ranch on old Amphion road. Take Hwy 16 south form San Antonio to FM 476 (about 20 miles form Loop 410). Turn right on FR 476 and go about .9 miles to FM 2146. Turn left on FM 2146 and go about 1.1 miles to Amphion Road. Turn left on Amphion Road and go about .8 miles to the end of the road. Turn right on the cemetery access road and go about .8 miles to cemetery. About 2 miles SW of Poteet.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; USGS; Atascosa History Committee; Internment.net

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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