Historic Cemetery

Lakeview Memorial Park Cemetery

a.k.a. Lakeview Cemetery

Texas
Location: Located 3.5 miles south of Waxahachie on US 77, to the grain elevator on the left and Hwy 55. Turn left on Hwy 55, that goes to Avalon. When the road turns south, go straight to Chisholm Trail (.5 miles from Hwy 77). Turn left about .3 miles to Oak Lawn and then left on Oak Lawn up the hill. You will dead end into the cemetery. This cemetery is in front of the Sweatt Cemetery.

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