Historic Cemetery

Old Jones Cemetery

a.k.a. Crab Creek Cemetery

Corsicana, Texas
Location: From Corsicana go approximately 4 miles south on SH 287. Take slab road to the right towards Corsicana Municiple Airport. Go 4.3 miles to the Navarro Community and turn left on SE Cr 2050. Go approximately 1 mile and turn left on SE CR 2110. Go .25 mile, cemetery is on the left under power lines about 200 feet from the road.
Graves: 25 (late 19th century to early 20th century)
Size: .095 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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