Historic Cemetery

Cravens Family Cemetery

a.k.a. Craven Family and Slave Cemetery

Windom, Texas
Location: At the intersection of US-82 & FM-1743 north of Windom proceed north on FM-1743 for 2.2 miles to CR-2980. Turn right/east onto CR-2980 and proceed 1.8 miles onto the Reed Ranch (Private Property) to the dead end. The cemetery is located about 250 feet NW of the dead end.
Graves: 27 (1862-1937)

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; TxHistCems website; Fannin Co Cemetery Association

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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