Historic Cemetery

Auburn Cemetery

Maypearl, Texas 76064
Location: Travel on FM 66, west of Maypearl to fork in the road, right on FM 917 toward Grandview; there will be a cemetery sign on 917 4 miles west. Turn right on Auburn Road then right at the cemetery sign at the dead end onto Hi Water Road. The cemetery is east and will be directly in front of you.

Source: Ellis County Genealogical Society, Ellis County, Texas Cemetery Records I; THC records; USGS; 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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