Historic Cemetery

Seaton Cemetery

a.k.a. Seeton Cemetery

Flat (v), Texas
Location: From Coryell County courthouse (Gatesville, TX) take US 84 (east) 2.2 miles to intersection of US 84 and TX 36; turn right onto TX 36 (south) and go 10.3 miles to intersection of US 36 and CR 931 at Flat; turn left onto CR 931 (north) and go 4.7 miles to Y intersection in Leon Junction; veer right onto CR 344 (becomes CR 342) and go 1 mile; cemetery entrance is on right; turn right onto Seaton Rd. (no road sign), cemetery is 0.02 miles at end of this road.
Graves: 300 (1878-present)

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Bobbie Ross website; Rootsweb; TxGenWeb; They-Speak.com; TxGenWeb; TxDot map 2000

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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