Historic Cemetery

Clewis Cemetery

Emory, Texas 75440
Location: Clewis Cemetery.Address withheld. Private site.From Emory take F.M. 3274 several miles to Willow Springs Church. Take County Rd. to the R. & follow to the Cross Rds. at Main entrance of Greene Valley Ranch. Take County Rd. to the L. & follow abt. 1 mi. to next intersection. Cemetery is on the R. in a pasture abt. 200 yds. from intersection. About 100 years old. Recorded:RAIN03—Parsons; Roots, GNISTHC site visit MB 2/18/04 w/ M. Cooper, hist. Address withheld, private site. Greene Family Farm. FM 3274. Fenced site, diversity of formal markers over time. A few fieldstone markers. Large marker trees and shrubs, Pine, Gardenia, Agarita. Floral materials on some graves. approx 0.21 acre. GPS 32.47.43.57289N –95.45.24.55887W.

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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