Harrison Chapel Cemetery

Teague, Texas 75860

Location: SE of Dew. Locating this cemetery is very difficult unless you are familiar with the area; travel to Dew, go 1.5 miles past Dew and turn right for 1 mile. Go to FM 179 and continue when it becomes FM 489. Continue to the Saw Mill Road (on the left going toward Hwy 84 east). Turn right on the iron ore Road. Follow this road, keeping to the right for 2-3 miles. When iron ore road makes a sharp turn left, continue to follow until it becomes a white rock road. You will cross numerous cattle guards but when you find a mailbox bearing the name G.F. Gehrels, and a trailer house on the left, you are near. Continue and the cemetery is located on the left. At the end of this road is a metal fence just past, so you have to stop at the cemetery.

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

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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