Frances Cemetery

Chappell Hill, Texas

Location: E of Buckhorn on FM 1456. From Bellville FM 1456 ot Buckhorn Com, left on Korthauer Rd, right on next road which is Buckhorn Estates (beside Smith Cemetery.) Trailer on this corner and another trailer nearby. Stop on the road by third fenced area, on the right. Gates on both sides of this fenced property. Cemetery at back of property … thru brush.

Graves: 13 (1844 to 1890s)
Size: .23 acre

Source: TxDot; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Local history notes; Austin CHC, Austin County Cemeteries; Bellville Historical Society; TxGenWeb; GNIS

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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