Historic Cemetery

Culton Cemetery

Leona, Texas 75850
Location: From the intersection of Highway 75 and FM 977 in Leona, go North on Highway 75, 0.70 miles. There is an entrance with a cattle guard on the right side of the highway, which is just a few feet north of the Ferguson Cemetery. Take this roadway past the house on the left a total of 0.25 miles to the cemetery, which will also be on the left.

Source: THC records; TxDot; Tombstone/Rootsweb

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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