Historic Cemetery

Fairfield Methodist Cemetery

a.k.a. Jones Chapel Cemetery

S Dunbar St, Fairfield, Texas 75840
Location: Easy to find in the southern part of Fairfield. The entrance is very easy to miss; it begins at the intersection of Reunion and Dunbar streets, Reunion crossing old Hwy 75 and Dunbar crossing Hwy 84 just east of the courthouse square. At this intersection you will find houses on each side of the street (an extension of Dunbar Street) and it gives a feeling of going down a lane to get to the white section. To get to the black section, make the same entrance but stay to the left of the road. Before entering this cemetery you will see an unidentified concrete mausoleum on the right; continue through the opening and you will arrive in the black section.

Source: Freestone County Sheriff’s office by J. R. Sessions, Jr., Sheriff; 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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