Historic Cemetery

Carmona Community Church Cemetery

Texas
Location: Carmona Cemetery - Recorded: POLK02—Parsons; GNIS; R. Peebles: “on Hwy 287, about 6 miles W of Corrigan.” Polk Co Tx Cem. “Directions: From Corrigan, West on Hwy 287 for 6.2 Miles. Cemetery on left. Many graves. Index, earliest about 1903. CSAs.” L. Moore: “Corrigan, Hwy 59 W, turn on Hwy 287 go 5.9 miles, on left.” US Veteranss WWI and WWII, Korea, VietnamCSATHC site visit MB 3-15-05 Carmona, Tx area. US 59 W on SH 287 for 6.2 miles, S side of road, beyond frame church and pavillion. US veterans, Masonic, WoW, CSAGPS PENDING.

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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