Historic Cemetery

Burleson Cemetery #1

a.k.a. Nancy Blakey Cemetery, Blakey Burial Ground

111 W Clearview Cemetery Rd, Bastrop, Texas 78602
Location: Across the river from Bastrop, CR 969, off Hwy 71, Bastrop. 535 out of Smithville, go 1.9 miles to a metal gate on the right. From the metal gate, circle the house, go through a locked gate, over the railroad tracks, through a second gate and the cemetery is in a pasture only a few yards ahead.

Source: USGS; TxHistCems website; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; TxGenWeb

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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