Daniel Memorial Orphanage Cemetery

a.k.a. Daniel Orphanage Cemetert, Pleasant Hills Memorial Orphanage Cemetery

170 Private Rd 292, Oakwood, Texas 75855

Location: Out of Fairfield on Hwy 84E past Butler Community. This small cemetery is located on one of the rolling hills, on the west portion of the property, near the highway, within the white iron gate of the orphanage property. Looking up the road from the main entry gate, you will see the buildings of the orphanage.

Source: Freestone County Sheriff’s office by J. R. Sessions, Jr., Sheriff; Morrow, Betty Moss, THC Library; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Freestone County Historical Commission

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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