Historic Cemetery

Post Oak Cemetery #2

Fairfield, Texas 75840
Location: Located in the Post Oak Community, a short distance from the City of Fairfield. Take Hwy 75 south out of Fairfield about 3 miles past a heavily populated black community. When you see a metal corral, rodeo equipment, and steel bars, go left and a short distance to FM 1580. The cemetery is on the right about 50 feet before the intersection.

Source: Freestone County Sheriff’s office by J. R. Sessions, Jr., Sheriff; Morrow, Betty Moss, THC Library; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988

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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