Historic Cemetery

Pottershop Cemetery

Thornton, Texas
Location: Go east from Thornton on FM 12 for about 8 miles. Turn left on LCR 758 and stay to the left for .5 miles. The old Potter Shop smoke stack is on the right Take the next road to the right and go about 0.3 miles. Stay to the left and the cemetery is at the e.

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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