Historic Cemetery

Hendricks Cemetery

a.k.a. Hendrick Cemetery

Texas
Location: Westminister. From Blue Ridge, Texas at the junction of Hwy B78 and FM 545, take FM 545 West for 3.5 miles, turn North on FM 2862 for 0.9 miles. Turn West on CR 476 for 0.1 miles. There is a house on the North side of the road. Behind the house, travel North going on the East side of the barn, past the creek take a sharp left to the West, stay along the tree line until you find the cemetery. Open pasture land no fence.

Source: Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries Inc.; 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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