Historic Cemetery

Confederate Cemetery

a.k.a. City Cemetery #4

San Antonio, Texas
Location: traveling on IH 35 toward downtown San Antonio, turn left on North New Braunfels (exit 159A), go appox. 1 mile. Turn right on Paso Hond St, go to the end of the block, turn left on N Palmetto, turn left at the first gate entrance on your left. Pass the circle with the US flag. Continue about a 1/2 block until you see the Confederate Flag and subject marker on your left. There is a street sign Jeff Davis Walk.
Graves: 912 (1868 to present)
Size: 2.326 acres

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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