Historic Cemetery

Sweatt Cemetery

a.k.a. Old Sweatt Family Cemetery

300 S Hawkins St, Waxahachie, Texas 75165
Location: To reach the cemetery, take Hwy 77 to Boyce Grain, L. on Hwy 55. When 55 turns south, continue straight to Oak Lawn. Turn left to road about a mile to road leading to cemetery on the left; dead- end into cemetery. The Old Sweatt Cemetery is just past the Mausoleum on the left This cemetery is located on private property and permission should be obtained to enter.

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

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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