Historic Cemetery

Liberty Cemetery

a.k.a. Old Liberty Cemetery

Farmersville, Texas 75442
Location: Farmersville. The location of this cemetery is North of Farmersville. From McKinney, take US380 East to Farmersville. Turn on State HWY78 and go North. Go about 1/4 mile until you see McKinney St. or BUS 78. Turn right into town. Go to Main St. Turn left, going North. Go about 1 mile until you see FM2194. Turn right and about 3/4 mile to CR657. Turn left and go North on CR657 about 2 miles to CR659. Turn left and go West, the road will curve to the right going North again. From the curve, about 1/2 mile, the cemetery will be on the Left side of the road. If you come to CR616, you past the cemetery.

Source: TxGenWeb; Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries Inc.; TTombstone Transciption Project; 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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