Historic Cemetery

Old Weaver Cemetery

a.k.a. Weaver Cemetery #1

Las Rusias, Texas
Location: Located within 71 acres of Fish and Wildlife Service-along a canal; About .25 miles north of Las Rusias along west bank of the canal (Cameron Co. District #1 Reservoir) There are no roads to the cemetery. It is located within the Federal Gov’t Wildlife Refuge (Los Indios Community).
Graves: 2 (19th century to early 20th century)
Size: 16 feet by 16 feet

Source: Cemetery Surveys by the Cameron County Historical Commission; THC records

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.