Historic Cemetery

Woosley Cemetery

Point, Texas 75472
Location: Woosley Cem.- From Intersection of F.M. 47 & F.M. 35 take F.M. 47 S. abt. 1 ml. After you pass Woosley Church (on the R.) there will be a county rd. to the L. Take this County Rd. to its intersection with another County Rd. Take a R. & follow it abt. 1 mi. Cemetery is on the R. Abt. 125 years old.Recorded: RAIN02, RAIN06—Parsons; (HbTx: “Woosley is off Farm Road 47 six miles west of Emory in western Rains County. It was settled around the time of the Civil War.qv … only a cemetery and a few houses remained.”); Roots, GNIS, Tx Funeral Serv. Com.THC site visit MB 2/22/04. SE of Hermits Cove, S of SH 35 off CR 1410 on CR 1395. Roadway signs to cem. Arched entryway, pavilion, fenced site with recent ell extension at back. Diversity of formal markers over time. Some fieldstone and locally caste. Marker Cedar and Oak trees. Maintained outhouse. Adjacent to roadway, agricultural pastures, rural residences. Approx 2.4 acres. GPS 32.51.53.4060N –95.62.03.41193W.

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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