Historic Cemetery

Willow Hole Cemetery

a.k.a. Willowhole Cemetery, Zulch Community Cemetery

12912 FM 1372, North Zulch, Texas 77872
Location: 12 mi. N. of Madisonville Willowhole Cemetery is located at 12910 FM 1372, North Zulch--about eight miles S of Highway 21 down FM 39 to FM 1372 and left on FM 1372 to the cemetery.

Source: THC records; TxDot; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Handbook of Texas; Tombstone; Madison Co Arch-GenWeb-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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