Historic Cemetery

Alexander - Eldridge Cemetery

a.k.a. Cedar Creek, Lower Cemetery, Eldridge Cemetery, Alexander Cemetery

Texas
Location: From the town of Bastrop go west on Hwy 71 to Hwy. 20. Go left on Hwy 20 for 2.7 miles, turn right on Cnty Rd 215, at sign on fence that reads Mt. Woodrow Missionary Baptist Church, go 3.5 miles. The cemetery is to the right, across the road from where Cnty Rd 218 intersects from the left, about one mile down the fence line and 150 feet on the right side of the fence.

Source: TxHistCems website

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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