Historic Cemetery

Pace Cemetery

Between Palmer and Trumbull, Texas
Location: Located near Palmer on the Old Oscar Searcy farm on Pace Road, and is approximately 2 miles NW from Palmer on Pace Road, to the cemetery. There is a dirt trail to the cemetery that is not accessible by car. Take old Hwy 75 to Pace Road, and then 2 miles to cemetery. It is located on private property so permission must be obtained.
Graves: at least 8, many more may be unmarked
Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Ellis County Genealogical Society, Ellis County, Texas Cemetery Records II

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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