Historic Cemetery

Junge Cemetery

Nacogdoches, Texas
Location: West from Nacogdoches on FM 225 3.2 miles to dirt road on south side into trailer park, just past Macedonia church. South .2 miles to dirt clearing/road between trailers (one trailer is yellow) on east side. Go east following the trail as it turns back south .3 miles to cemetery at endThis last burial at this site was 1993 and many replacement markers have been placed at the site. Most of the original markers have been broken and are flat on the ground. Many trees have died at the site and have fallen, posing threat to the markers and fence. There are two new granite subject markers at the north end of the site; one has a map of the area, the Junge Cemetery, and the original Junge homestead on Moral Creek. The other marker is dedicated to Elgin & Blue, twin black men who were sons of freed slaves left in the care of Oswald & Jennie Junge (anglo). Both were killed in accidental deaths while working in a saw mill. No dates.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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.