Location: Wheeler Cemetery - Recorded: POLK0l, POLK02—Parsons; R. Peebles: “2.3 milesNW of junction of FR 357 and Hwy 59, extreme NW county.” Polk Co Tx Cem/website: “N. of Corrigan, no descript.” L. Moore: “From Hwy 59, W on 357 for 1.2 miles, right 1.1 mile.” THC site visit MB 1-27-05: Corrigan, Tx area. US 59 to FM 357 W for 1.1 miles to RR tracks and historic marker sign, right or N for 1.2 miles to pavillion, old church and cem at end of road. Adjacent to woodlands, pastures, and rural residences. Old church building no longer in use, in some disrepair. Large fenced site, THC marker. Arched entryway. Formal markers with considerable diversity over time, including obelisks, curbing, homemade markers, one grave house, metal markers, some fieldstones. Flag pole. Photo enamels. Some embellishment of stones. Marker trees and shrubs, Cedar, Gardenia, Pitisporum, , some Oaks and Pine. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials. Maintained privy. US veterans.Approx 2.26 acres, including pavillion, church.GPS 31.06.46.65457N –94.49.34.07429WUSGS 3194-221Low risk endangerment, THC marker, fenced, maintained, cem. assoc., still in use, visitation, on map.
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.