Lynch Cemetery

Point, Texas 75472

Location: Lynch Cemetery—S. side of F.M. 35 at E. side of City of East Tawakoni. Abt. 125 years old. Recorded: RAIN06—Parsons; (HbTx: “Lynch, on State Highway 35 eight miles west of Emory … settled circa Civil War. …. school by 1904, enrollment of fifty-four. In the mid-1930s settlement had a school, a church, and a number of scattered dwellings … only a cemetery and a few houses remained.”); Roots, GNIS, HbTx.THC site visit 2/22/04 MB, E of East Tawakoni, Tx. Just W of intersection of FM 2737 and SH 35, S side of SH 35. Diversity of formal markers over time, also vault, fieldstones. Cem. assoc. Arched entryway. Irises, no trees. Paved access road. Abundant floral and other decorative grave materials.. GPS 32.53.44.60041N –95.55.15.33439W.

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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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