Historic Cemetery

Dunham Cemetery

Argyle, Texas
Location: From Denton, take US 377 south to FR 1171. Go east and then immediately south on Old Ft. Worth Hwy (Dunham Road-go past Pope Home) for 1.1 miles (Dunham Road will turn to the east). Turn right and go .5 miles to the left. Cemetery is on the east side of Haynes Road, .6 miles south of Dunham Road.
Graves: 12 (1879 to early 20th century)
Size: 111 ft x 210 ft

Source: Denton County Historical Commission Cemetery Committee; THC records

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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