Historic Cemetery

Boone Family Cemetery

Texas
Location: Located approximately 13 miles west of Athens near Eustace. From red light in Eustace on Hwy 175 take FM 316 South. Go approximately 4 miles to Lake Vista Village on the right side. Turn right on CR 2858 and go 1.3 miles to Ranchette road. Turn left on Ranchette and go .5 miles. Cemetery is on the left on private property.
Graves: cremated remains and markers for graves at other cemeteries
Source: Cemetery Records of Henderson County, Texas; interment.com; usgennet; rootsweb

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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