Historic Cemetery

Clear Lake Cemetery

Princeton, Texas 75407
Location: Clear Lake. The location of this cemetery is in Clear Lake Park.Leaving McKinney at the intersection of US 380 & State Highway 5, go East on US 380. Go about 7 miles to Princeton. In Princeton, at the first light, you will come to FM 982. Turn right, and go South on FM 982.Go about 8 miles. The road will turn to the East,near the end. You will pass a Baptist Encampment on your right. Go to the stop sign. The road crossing should be CR 736. Turn right at the stop sign. The road will turn left and you will be going East again. You will drive into Clear Lake Park. The road going to the cemetery isclosed, by a gate. When you enter Clear Lake, there is a guard house, take the first road going to the right. Take that road 1/4 of a mile. The cemetery should be in front of you.

Source: Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries Inc.; Tombstone Transciption Project; Texas Funeral Service Commission; usgennet

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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