Lewis Family Cemetery

6686 US-175, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

Location: Located NW of Murchison. Turn right at the light on Hwy 31 east onto FM 773 to Cross Road. Turn right and go to Calendar Lake to blacktop road to Coldwell. Turn right on gravel road and go .25 miles. Cross cattleguards and Lewis Cemetery will be on the left. Or from Athens, take 31 east past Murchison and turn on CR 3821. Follow 3821 until “T”. Turn right on CR 3820. Once on CR 3820 follow to another “T” and turn left here onto 3520. Follow CR 3520 until 3502 on the left side of road. Turn left onto 3502 and follow to end. The cemetery is on R. R. Lewis private property. Must cross cattle guard to get to cemetery but it cannot be seen from road.

Source: Cemetery Records of Henderson County, Texas v3; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; theyspeak.com; rootsweb; 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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