Location: St. James Lutheran Church Cem, Lexington. Lee Co, Tx Cems, vol 1-2 (1991)“The following section of cemetery is known as Lutheran Cem, 2 acres in this Lutheran cemetery, surrounded on the east, south and west by Lexington City Cemetery. Some German language on stones. Index.” THC site visit MB 8/27/04: SW of Lexington, inside surrounding Lexington City Cem. Off Shaw St. Separate entrance. Large granite stone, St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Rectangular cemetery, open with two marker trees at S end, grove of large Oaks at N end which may be marker trees. One tree has grown into a small marker stone. Entire area visually and physically seperated from larger Lexington cemetery, enclosed with large iron pipe fencing painted white. Diversity of formal markers over time. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials." Approx 2.1 acres. GPS 30.24.05..48059N –97.00.42.90542 W Quad 3097-144Low risk of endangerment, associated church, maintained, recent burials, enclosed by larger cemetery .
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.