Historic Cemetery

Addison Litton Cemetery

a.k.a. AKA Litton, Addison Cem.

Texas
Location: Hwy 20, Cedar Creek. From the town of Bastrop, go west, turning left on Hwy 21. A granite state highway marker is located on the left side of the highway, 1 mile from the Cedar Creek community. 150 feet behind the state highway marker. On SH 21 just east of Cedar Creek, across from Cedar Creek Storage (blue sheds).

Source: Local history notes; THC; TxHistCems website; TxGenWeb; Rootsweb; Handbook of Texas

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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