Historic Cemetery

Oilfield Cemetery

a.k.a. Saratoga Cemetery, Cotton Cemetery, Jordan Cemetery, Oil Town Cemetery, Old Oil Field Cemetery

Saratoga, Texas
Location: Located on east side of Saratoga in the old oilfield about .25 mile south of SH 770 on the east side of Cotton Rd., a dirt road which leads to the Lance Rosier unit in the Big Thicket Preserve.
Graves: 235 (1888 to present)
Size: .789 acre

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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