Historic Cemetery

Old Anglon Cemetery

a.k.a. Old Anglan Cemetery

S Dunbar St, Fairfield, Texas 75840
Location: Located south of FM 833 between Stewards Mill and FM 488 on private property. The area has been altered for strip mining so TxDot has not been able to keep up with the road changes. Located in the Bonnerville Community off FM 833 to the south and between Stewards Mill and 488. The cemetery entrance is located off FM 833, but it is locked with a chain.

Source: Freestone County Sheriff’s office by J. R. Sessions, Jr., Sheriff; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Freestone County Historical Commission

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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