Historic Cemetery

Guthrie Cemetery

Kemp, Texas 75143
Location: 1 mile south of FM 85 and CR 2616 out of Seven Points. From Athens, take 31 west to 175. Turn right on 175 and go just past Eustace. Turn left on Hwy 334 and go to Gun Barrel. Continue through town of Gun Barrel and continue west until Seven Points. At the intersection of Hwy 274 and FM 85 continue west for 7.3 miles to CR 2149. Turn left and go .8 miles to end of road. Follow signs for cemetery by taking left and crossing cattle guard. After cattle guards take first right and follow up into grove of trees where cemetery is located.

Source: Cemetery Records of Henderson County, Texas v2; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; theyspeak.com; interment.com; rootsweb; 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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