Historic Cemetery

Rawlinson Family Cemetery

a.k.a. Nathaniel Rawlinson Family

Nacogdoches, Texas
Location: FM 225 north from Looneyville to CR 874. West on CR 874 2.1 miles to gate on south side, opposite house at 2072 CR 874. Enter gate and travel west 100 yards to cemetery in corner of small pasture.
Graves: 5 known graves identified with one marker (roughly 1881)

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.