Burnett Cemetery

Windom, Texas

Location: In Windom at the intersection of TH-56 & FM-1743, go south on FM-1743 for 1.7 miles to CR- 3230. Turn right/west on CR-3230 and proceed 1.2 miles to a private residence at the end of the road. The cemetery is about 1/4 mile north of the residence on private property.

Graves: 42 (1852-1926)

Source: Local history notes; TxHistCems website; Tombstone; Rootsweb; Fannin Co Cemetery Association

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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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