Historic Cemetery

Carroll Springs Cemetery

Athens, Texas
Location: Located on the Henderson/Anderson County line. From Athens, take Hwy 19 South, turn left at Carroll Springs Cemetery sign on CR 4600. Or, located on CR 4600 west of FM 1615 near county line south of Athens. After turning west off FM 1615, bear right at the next intersection. It is less than a mile from FM 1615.
Graves: 481 (mid-19th century to present)
Size: 5.142 acres

Source: Cemetery Records of Henderson County, Texas Cv3; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; theyspeak.com; rootsweb; TxDot map 1990; USGS

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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