Historic Cemetery

McGill Cemetery

Texas
Location: From Denton, take US 380 west to FR 156. Go north to Krum on FR 156 to FR 1173. Go west on FR 1173 for 2.2 miles. On the right side of the road are two large silos. Go through the gate to house on the hill. Cemetery is located 1.25 miles behind the home of Mr. Clayton Hartin. Follow the road and the cemetery is located on Hickory Creek, about 8’ from the creek bank.

Source: Denton County Historical Commission Cemetery Committee; USGS

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.