Historic Cemetery

Richardson Cemetery

a.k.a. Davis Family Cemetery, Reagor Springs Cemetery, Richardson Family Cemetery

Reagor Springs, Texas
Location: Located on the old Richardson Family Farm near Reagor Springs. This cemetery is on private property and permission must be obtained to enter. Going south from Waxahachie on Hwy 287 S. to Ennis, take the first Reagor Springs exit. Go one block, make a right turn, and cross railroad tracks. Follow road on to right. Cross Waxahachie Creek (Old Wooden Bridge) onto Pigg Road to first electronic gate on the right. About ¾ of a mile from 2875. Cemetery is about 1 and 1/10 mile through a pasture.
Graves: 35 (late 19th to early 20th centuries)
Size: 1 acre

Source: Ellis County Genealogical Society, Ellis County, Texas Cemetery Records II; THC records

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.