Historic Cemetery

Battern Cemetery

Weatherford (v), Texas
Location: From the Courthouse Square, drive south 1.1 miles to I-20. Turn right (west) and enter the freeway. Take exit 403, Dennis Road/FM 1189. Turn left (south) and drive ~14.4 miles to Tidwell Road. Turn right (west) onto Tidwell Road and drive ~ 1.8 miles. Turn right (north) onto Russell Lane. Drive ~0.1 mile. Private road to the Cemetery is on the left. Cemetery is south of the home hidden in a grove of trees.
Graves: 18 (1879-1934)

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; 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.

gravesites