Historic Cemetery

Mud Creek Cemetery

Mud Creek, Texas 0
Location: Near Val Verde County Line off Hwy 90 on the Mud Creek North Quad. About 3.4 miles North of 90 on CR. Coming from Del Rio on 90 cross county line and go for 1.25 until reaching a county road on the left (north). Take the road for about 3.4 miles to cemetery, which is on the left (west) side of the road.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; TxDot map 1997; TxDot map 1958; 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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