Lee Cemetery

Streetman, Texas 75859

Location: Winkler area; small, private family cemetery located in the Winkler area, just off Fm 416, on property owned by Mr. and Mrs. Guy Anderson, Sr. Route 1, Box 165 , Streetman, TX 75859. From Fairfield, go north on FM 488 to FM 416. Go left and you will pass a turnoff for the Harp Cemetery. You will pass St. Elmo Cemetery, next to New Hope Church and after entering the city limits of Winkler, still on FM 416 from Streetman, you will find a small community of stores, including an Exxon, a drive-in grocery, and shortly past this business area is a red clay road going left. Go up this road a little over .25 miles and you will see a house and yard on the right just before coming to the bend of the road. The Hill Cemetery is to the left of the property holding this house and outbuildings.

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

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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