Historic Cemetery

Ritter Cemetery

Lewisville, Texas 75057
Location: Located in SE Denton County on Elm Fork of the Trinity River, south of lake Lewisville near the Dam and north of RR. South of Lewisville Hatchery off Fish Hatchery Road. East of US 77/35E.
Graves: 234 (mid-19th century to mid-20th century)
Size: 2.5 acres

Source: Denton County Historical Commission Cemetery Committee; USGS; THC records; TxDot map 1990

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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