Historic Cemetery

Craven Cemetery

Texas
Location: Located in Pilot Point. From Denton take US 380 east to US 377. Go north to Pilot Point. Turn left on North End Loop 387. Go to St. Charles Avenue and then north to the end of the road. The cemetery is in a fenced pasture in the middle of an Oak grove about 100 yards from the fence. To enter the property, contact Mr. John Altebaumer who leases the property from Donald Church.
Graves: at least 6 (1868-)

Source: Denton County Historical Commission Cemetery Committee

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.