Avant Prairie Cemetery

a.k.a. Avant Prairie A.M.E. Church Cemetery

Co Rd 661, Teague, Texas 75860

Location: This is a very large cemetery located in the fenced area behind Avant Prairie Church. From Teague, take Hwy 179 toward Dew. Travel to the Teague City Limits sign about 6 miles and you will find a marker on the left. Go left and a short distance down the dirt road on the left you will find a large opening in the trees. You will see the church and the cemetery behind it.

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

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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