Historic Cemetery

Lakeview Cemetery

SE Floydada, Texas
Location: From Interstate 27 Service Rd, turn right onto FM 54 E after 0.6 miles and continue for 28.1 miles before turning left onto US-62 E, then turn right onto Co Rd 290 for 3 miles before turning right onto FM 1958 and continue on for 4.9 miiles before turning right onto FM651 S. The cemetery will be 1.2 miles down FM651 S.
Graves: 402 (1901-present)

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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