Maxwell Cemetery

a.k.a. Maxwell-Decatur Cemetery, Decatur-Maxwell Cemetery, Murphy-Maxwell Cemetery, Murphy Cemetery

Murphy, Texas

Location: Murphy. From the junction of FM 544 and FM 2551 in Murphy, Texas, turn north on FM 2551 for 0.5 mi and turn East at the new High school. In the southeast corner of the parking lot, is the border to the west side of the cemetery. Old N Maxwell Creek Rd, north of Tom Clavenger Rd.

Graves: 300 (mid-19th century to 1966)
Size: 3 acres

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

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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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