Historic Cemetery

Coates Cemetery

Texas
Location: FM 55, W of Bastrop, on Barton Farm about 3 miles off Hwy 979. From the town of Bastrop, go west on Hwy 71, turn right on FM 969, turn right before the store that is on the left onto Lower Elgin Road, about 2 miles down the road on the left, inside a chain link fence, before crossing Wilbarger Creek Bridge.
Graves: at least 8 (1865-1902)

Source: Local history notes; 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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