Location: Prospect Cemetery, LexingtonNote error in some listings locating in Tanglewood--Tombstone. .—SEE Lee Co, Tx Cems, vol 1-2 (1991) US 77 N for 7.8 miles to FR 696, turn E, right, for 4.6 miles. Cem. on right, S side of road..Recorded, NE area, LEE02, LEE04, LEE05--ParsonsNOTE! USGS shows site on wrong side of road, wrong coordinates!!’THC site visit MB 9/04/03: Chapel building, irregular shaped cem area. Formal and informal markers, diversity over time. Some with chain link or decorative iron fencing. Abundant floral grave material. Cedar marker trees and marker shrubs. Some markers removed from grave site and placed on front area of church. [verified LCHS].Approx 5 acres. GPS_____(replace)_____ Quad 3096-233Lee Co Hist Soc. 11/07/03 reports when FM 696 was re-routed there was some of the Prospect Cem, perhaps remaining under or on other side of FM road. Site maintained by Baptist churches, assoc. in Lee Co. NOTE: some listings of Prospect include Tangelwood as location. Error! East of Lexington. Also reports there is demand for on-going burials but concern that unmarked burials are in the open area without markers. Low risk of endangerment, associated church, maintained, site of historic church.
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.