Historic Cemetery

Hamby-Adams Cemetery

a.k.a. Manley D. Adams and Eddie Hamby Graves

Italy (v), Texas
Location: Take Hwy 66 from Maypearl to FM 308. Turn left toward Milford to Bee Creek Road. The graves are located just inside the fence on the corner of Bee Creek and 308 in a grove of trees. The owner of the land has placed a log fence around the graves for protection.
Graves: 2 (1880-1891)

Source: Ellis County Genealogical Society, Ellis County, Texas Cemetery Records XI

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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