Historic Cemetery

Asia Cemetery

a.k.a. Asia Primitive Baptist Cemetery

Co Rd 494, Fairfield, Texas 75840
Location: Located in the Furney Richardson area of Freestone County. From Teague; take FM 1365 west. Go to the white building on the right that looks like an old church or schoolhouse, the swing frames are still in position, and on the left side of the road are the remains of an old store building. Go left at this point down a white rock road. Follow this main road all the way to the church and cemetery. You will travel .7 miles to the “Y” in the road, but stay on the main road even though you will find a few small roads to the right and left. Travel 1.4 more miles to the church and .4 miles on to the cemetery. The cemetery is about 2.5 miles from FM 1365.

Source: Freestone County Sheriff’s office by J. R. Sessions, Jr., Sheriff; Freestone County Historical Commission; Morrow, Betty Moss, THC Library

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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