Historic Cemetery

Kigore Cemetery

Co Rd 2452, Kilgore, Texas 75662
Location: Located on the Bill Moore Place. The only directions are as follows: the road leading to the main road of the Moore house is off FM 179 going toward Dew. The old home place is on the original road through the gate of which we entered to travel .6 miles to reach the site of the cemetery. After passing the house, travel down a cow trail going about 1.5 blocks; travel through a little swag, and off of the swag taking a right going about .5 blocks further finding a corner fence post and some thorn trees. The old fence was partially down but some of the posts were still there. Take a left turn following the fence line about 3-4 city blocks, and there is a cluster of lilies. Turning to the right under the cedar trees is the remains of the cemetery.

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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