Location: Nowlin Cemetery - Recorded: POLK01, POLK02—Parsons; R. Peebles: “about 4 miles S of FR 1745 in extreme E of county, caney Creek Community.” [Polk Co Tx Cem/website: “From Barnes, E. on 1745, 3-1/2 miles, right on Nowlin Cemetery Rd, 2 miles, left, 1/10 mile. Many graves. Index, earliest about 1859. A few white crosses.” L. Moore: “From Barnes, E on 1745, go 3.5 miles, R for 2 miles, left 1 mile.” [Topo Map in file –note, cem. also listed by Tyler Co.—noted as PK-C] US Veterans: Mexican WarCSATHC site visit MB 3-04-05: Caney Creek, Tx area. FM 942 to E Caney Loop for 1.3 miles to Nowlin Cem Rd, 1.0 mile to cemetery, stay left at T intersection, curves through woods. Fenced formal site, diversity of markers over time, some fenced grave plots. Oelisks, spire, wooden crosses, homemade markers. Large Cedar marker trees, Oaks, Irises, Jonquils, Narcissus. Abundant floral grave materials, also flags. Evidence of visitation. US veterans, Memorials, CSA. GPS PENDING3094-343Low risk endangerment, fenced, maintained, may still be in use.
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.