Historic Cemetery

Hillery Chapel Cemetery

Streetman, Texas 75859
Location: Located only on county maps. Has not been located by Freestone County Historical Commission. From Fairfield take Hwy 75 north to FM 1073 and go right. When the road ends into another crossing road, go right at the Texas Oil Well Site. Follow this road until it makes a left. After a short distance this road ends into another crossing road; go left. The cemetery is supposed to be near the fork of the road.

Source: 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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