Historic Cemetery

Centerpoint Cemetery

Lexington, Texas 78947
Location: Center Point Cem.—Centerpoint Cem.SEE Lee Co, Tx Cems, vol 1-2 (1991)Recorded, NW area: LEE04, LEE05—Parsons.USGS as two cemeteries Served by Burns-Centerpoint Cem. AssocAKA Cameron-Carter Center Point Cems.NOT AKA Cameron CemAKA ??Carter Cem.??THC Site visit MB 8/27/03 and update 10/08/03. FM 696 intersects, paves over part of cemetery—small separate corner of cem. fenced on N side of road. Suggested contact #s for assoc. for clarification on Cameron Carter AND the roadway over cem, corner across road. 512/253-6549 OR 512/273-2729.THC mtg. w/ Lee Co Hist Soc to MB, information 11/2003, later site visit. Cameron to left of front gate, to S. Centerpoint [or Carter Cem to right? Portion across road not black. See also Cameron Cem. Approx acres. GPS 30.23.44.98333N –97.07.09.96427W. Quad 3097-144.

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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