Historic Cemetery

Old Travis Cemetery

a.k.a. Catlin Cemetery, Campbell-Catlin Cemetery, Travis Cemetery

Kenney, Texas
Location: SW of Travis Community on the Hold Farm, take old Hwy 36 to Nelsonville Rd. Turn left and go approx 0.1 mile to a dirt road on left. Go to Ervin Hold Farm. Cemetery behind main gate about 300 yards.
Graves: approximately 35 (1864-1918)
Size: 186 feet by 125 feet

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

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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