Historic Cemetery

Bolivar Cemetery

6918 FM 455, Sanger, Texas 76266
Location: Located NW of Denton on east side of FM 2450 near creek, north of Grow Wright Road. Located on FM 455, 3.7 miles west of IH-35. On south FM 455, .3 miles east of FM 2450 intersection at Bolivar and 3.7 miles west of IH-35.
Size: 7.61 acres

Source: Denton County Historical Commission Cemetery Committee; THC records; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; TxDot map 1990; USGS; Genealogical Records Volume I, Denton County Cemetery and Early Rusk County Families, 1957

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.