Historic Cemetery

Sardis Cemetery

6101 Honeysuckle Rd, Midlothian, Texas 76065
Location: Located west on Hwy 287, 4 miles from the Ellis County Courthouse to the Sardis exit. Stay on the service road to the dead-end and go left over Hwy 287, then left again .4 miles. Go right at the Methodist Church and cross the bridge and RR tracks. Go right on Honeysuckle Road .6 miles to the cemetery. The cemetery is on the right behind trees.

Source: Ellis County Genealogical Society, Ellis County, Texas Cemetery Records XI; 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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