Historic Cemetery

Spring Creek Cemetery

a.k.a. Spring Creek Baptist Cemetery

827 County Rd 2160, Iredell, Texas 76649
Location: Take Hwy 22 west from Meridian 1.6 miles to the junction with FM 1673. Go 8.8 miles to 90 degree right turn and go about 2 miles to church and cemetery is on the left. From Iredell take the Spring Creek unpaved CR by that name South from Hwy 6 in Iredell at the bank, past Johnson’s Peak, about 6-7 miles.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; RootsWeb; Bosque Collection; Gloria B. Mayfield; USGS; THC

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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