Historic Cemetery

James Wilson Cemetery

Kerens, Texas
Location: From Corsicana go 12 miles east on SH 31 to Kerens. Turn right on FM 309 and go 6.2 miles. Cemetery is on the left approximately 3000 feet from the road, across the creek and to the right of the pasture road in a group of trees.
Graves: 45 (mid-19th century to 1946)
Size: .87 acre

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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