Historic Cemetery

Fritz Schneider Ranch Cemetery

Texas
Location: Hwy 29 9.3 miles west from Llano to CR 102. South 1.7 miles to CR 104. Left to CR 103. Right on CR 103 (north). Follow CR 103 north until CR 104 branches off to left (west) for a total of 1.7 miles. Go left (south) at dirt road (private Schneider Ranch Road). Follow .7 miles south to old Schneider Home. Cemetery is .1 mile east of house and well-maintained.

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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