Historic Cemetery

Jechow Cemetery

577 York Creek Rd, Kingsbury, Texas 78638
Location: SH 123 north to FM 20 to FM 3353 to York Creek Road, past the Wade Cemetery. From SH 123, turn east on FM 1979, turn south on FM 3353 to York Creek Road. The cemetery is on the NW side of the road near the end of the road. Only one gravestone in the Jechow Cemetery is visible from the road. The cemeteries are bounded on the SE side by York Creek Road and private driveways on the remaining three sides.

Source: Rootsweb; TxDot; THC records; USGS; TxDot map 2000

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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