Historic Cemetery

Barfield Cemetery

Texas
Location: Barfield Cemetery — Recorded: POLKg1, POLK02, POLK09—Parsons; Polk Co Tx Cem/website: Providence area, about 17 graves. Index, earliest 1908. About 2 1/2 miles south of Livingston on Texas 146 on right.” R. Peebles: “2.5 Miles SE of Livingston on Hwy 146. About 16 graves. Index, earliest 1899.” L. Moore: “From Hwy 190 go 22.5 miles on Hwy 146, on right.” THC site visit MB 3-03-05GPS and NOTES PENDING3094-323.

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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