Location: Taylor Cemetery — Recorded: POLK02—Parsons; R. Peebles: “1.5 miles W of Moscow just off FR 350.” Polk Co Tx Cem/website: “Near Moscow, about 15 graves, some marked with rocks. Index, earliest 1924 or before.” L. Moore: “From Moscow, Hwy 350 W for 1.2 miles, left, in a fence.” THC site visit MB 1-22-05: Moscow, Tx area. From US 59 W on FM 350 for approx 1.5 mile to Taylor Cem. Rd, 0.1 mile to large ironwork entry gates. Nearby white bungalow homeplace is no longer associated. Walk past decorative gate on sandy driveway lane, about 800 ft, passing camphouse residence. Site is beyond, just off dirt lane in wooded grove, small hill. Fenced, seasonally maintained, some freegrowth. Small formal markers, grave dates include 1970s-1990s, no fieldstones observed but may be covered with leaf accumulation. Approx 0.14 acre. GPS 30.54.47.45448N –94.50.47.77469W USGS 3094-334Moderate risk from freegrowth obscuring older markers, but, fenced, seasonally maintained, on map, recent use, TxDoT sign.
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.