Historic Cemetery

Carr Cemetery

a.k.a. Broaddus

Texas
Location: County Rd. #217, about. 2 1/2 mi. N. of Cooks Point. Go approximately 6 miles east from Caldwell on Highway 21, toward Bryan, to the community of Cooks Point. At Cooks Point, turn left (or north) on county road 216, which promptly turns east again. County road 217 turns north (or left) off of CR216 soon after this turn. Drive about 1.5 miles down CR217. It will cross a cattle guard and become a dirt road. The cemetery is located on the left-hand side of the lane, with a chain link fence around it. It is in the middle of a group of trees and is on a hill.

Source: GNIS; TxDoT; Local history notes; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Rootsweb

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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