Historic Cemetery

Wildwood Cemetery

a.k.a. Fryer Springs Cemetery, Huckaby Cemetery

Texas
Location: East of Fairfield on Hwy 84. The graves are surrounded by an iron fence and are located between a two-story home and a trailer house on the west side of the main Wildwood Road. Near Lone Star and Mays Cemeteries, approximately 2 miles north of Hwy 84E and 13 miles east of Fairfield, a short distance from the old location of Butler. From Hwy 84 turn left and the road is very crooked. Go 1-1.5 miles and the marker will be on the left about 100-yards off the road. It has a cast iron fence.

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