Historic Cemetery

Hopson-Burleson Memorial Cemetery

a.k.a. Burleson Cemetery, Burleson Farm Cemetery

FM 833, Fairfield, Texas 75840
Location: Go north from Fairfield to FM 833 and follow the road to Steward’s Mill. The road turns eastward at this point to Caney Baptist Church. Near the Pullin farm, 800 feet from the road, the cemetery is located on a wooded area on top of a hill. You have to cross private property to reach it.

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

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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