Historic Cemetery

Young’s Prairie Cemetery

a.k.a. Youngs Prairie Cemetery

Elgin, Texas 78621
Location: From Hwy 290 in Elgin, go south (right) on FM1704. (1704 is the two lane highway that has an overpass over Hwy 290, before Hwy 95.) You will need to turn left at the light before the overpass, turning right on the access lane, turn right on 1704. Go at 3.7 miles, turn right on Young's Prairie Rd. There is also a cemetery sign. The cemetery is located approximately 1/2 mile. 5 miles SE of Elgin:.

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

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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