Santa Ana Cemetery

a.k.a. Old Santa Ana

Hidalgo County, Texas 0

Location: directions to cemetery: from intersection of US281 and FM907 (south of Alamo), travel east on US281 .8 miles, turn left (south) into Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge; park car and take tramcar/walk 1.4 miles down aphault road (tour loop); at Owl trailhead, cemetery is on left.20 ft. NS, 40 ft. EW; GN=28*Hidalgo County Historical Commission "Ranch Survey" Plaqueendangerment factors: fenced, maintained, USGS feature, wildlife refugeGPS +/-=14.6 ft.

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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