Historic Cemetery

Barker's Prairie Cemetery

Navasota, Texas 77868
Location: Located in the southern section of Brazos Co. From Brazos Co. Courthouse take Texas Ave. (Bus. Hwy 6) south 21.6 miles toward Navasota to FM 2154. Turn right and go 1.8 miles on 2154. Turn left and cross RR and turn to the right. After passing the entrance to Deerchase on your left, go .4 miles to an intersection where a telephone house is on the far side of the road. There is a sign indicating Barker’s cemetery across from it. Turn left, and go straight along the fence line 3.5 miles to an aluminum gate. Go .1 mile further to the cemetery.
Graves: about 60 marked graves and another possbile 50 unmarked graves (early 1900s to present)

Source: Brazos Genealogical Association, The Brazos County Texas Cemeteries, 1997; 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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