Historic Cemetery

Mesquite Cemetery

Mesquite, Texas 75149
Location: Mesquite Cemetery, Lexington, Tx (area)Mesquite Cemetery—USGS Recorded: NW area. LEE02, LEE03, LEE04, LEE05—Parsons. Lee Co, Tx Cems, vol 1-2 (1991) “From Lexington take FM 112 NW approximately 6.1 miles, turn left on gravel lane for 1.1 mile to cemetery. Road ends at cemetery gate. Well kept cemetery, enclosed in chain link fence. Includes CSA burials, earliest burial about 1860s. Index.” THC site visit 10/07/03 MB: Large open cemetery with a few Cedar marker trees, also Mimosa and Crape myrtle markers. Diversity of grave markers over time. Some floral decorative material on graves. Picnic table. Surrounded by pasture land, some livestock areas, woodlands, residences. MB.

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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