Historic Cemetery

McCulloch-Witten Cemetery

a.k.a. Williams Cemetery #2

Maypearl (v), Texas
Location: Located 1.5 miles east of Hill County, SW of Maypearl on the north side of the road on Carter Ranch. Take Hwy 66 from Maypearl toward Itasca. It is located 1.5 miles from Hill Co. line on the Carter Farms. This cemetery is not easily accessible and on private property. The cemetery is directly behind the windmill to the right of the house and visible from the road on top of a hill.
Graves: 9 (1866-1872)

Source: Ellis County Genealogical Society, Ellis County, Texas Cemetery Records 1A

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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