Black Jack Cemetery

Athens, Texas 75752

Location: Located in the Black Jack Community on FM 1803. Take Hwy 31 from Athens to FM 317, turn left on FM 1803 to Black Jack Community; there is a sign marking the cemetery but it is easy to miss. It is on the right side of the road as you are traveling south.

Graves: 260 (1869 to present)
Size: 1 acre

Source: Cemetery Records of Henderson County, Texas v2; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; THC records; theyspeak.com; rootsweb; TxDot map 1990; USGS

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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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