Historic Cemetery

Ferguson Farm Cemetery

a.k.a. Sanderson Cemetery, Old Ferguson Farm Cemetery

Texas
Location: Located at the west end of Bardwell Dam, just south of Ennis in the old Sanderson Community. To reach this cemetery, take the bypass to Hwy 287 to Hwy 34. Go 3.6 miles south on Hwy 34 to FM 985. Turn left and the cemetery is 1.9 miles to the left.

Source: Ellis County Genealogical Society, Ellis County, Texas Cemetery Records III; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; 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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