Historic Cemetery

Jackson Cemetery

a.k.a. Jackson Family Cemetery

Maypearl, Texas 76064
Location: Located NW of Maypearl; to reach the cemetery, take FM 157 north from Maypearl to Ozro Road. Turn left and follow Ozro Road past Ozro Cemetery. Continue to the next road and turn left. Jackson Cemetery is on the property of the second house on the left. The road is closed from there and permission must be obtained to enter.
Graves: 7 (19th century)
Size: 30 feet by 32 feet

Source: TxGenWeb; 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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