Historic Cemetery

Old Hill-Blackman Cemetery

a.k.a. Old Sweatman Cemetery

Oakwood, Texas 75855
Location: Take FM 416 east out of Streetman for 11 miles and turn right on Public Boat Ramp Gravel Road at Winkler. Take the first right past the oil tanks. Go 3 miles to dead end of this county road. The cemetery is located on the top of a hill nearby dead end with many cedar trees and no fence.

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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