Historic Cemetery

Lovell Cemetery

Texas
Location: Farmersville. The location of this cemetery is near Farmersville. From McKinney go East on US380 to the bridges crossing Lake Lavon. From the bridges, go about 2 miles to CR 611. Turn left and go North on CR 611. CR 611 will start curving to the right. Go West on CR 611 until you come to Welch Dr. Welch Dr. will be on your right. When you turn, going South, there will be a building on your right. The name on the building is,"American Whirpool Systems, Inc.". The cemetery is behind the building. You might want to get permission to drive behind the building. There are trucks and forklifts driving around back there.

Source: Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries Inc.; Tombstone 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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