Location: SB-C101 Meader-Judson Cemetery AKA Judson Meader Cem. NOT AKA Meador Cem.Topo area3193-233 Sabine Co Hist Commission with Kay Parker McCary, Weldon McDaniel, and M. Doer website, Rootsweb: “near Myrtle Springs Cemetery on FM 330 - Geneva to Sexton Road.” Check for updates on website. [Note difference in spelling between Meader and Meador cemeteries.]THC site visit MB 8/05/04 w/ W. McDaniels: Milam, Tx area.Small fenced site in clear cut area, no buffer. Formal limestone markers, mostly broken, fallen, with stumps of Cedar marker trees. Area appears damaged from logging. Remaining markers seasonal overgrowth. Barbed wire fence recently erected by landowner, Meader-Judson sign at cemetery by SCHC. Approx 0.03 acre, estimated boundary by recent fence. GPS at marked graves. GPS 31.29.40.61962N –93.54.11.39552W. Quad 3193-233Highly endangered, damaged by commercial clear cut logging. Barbed wire fence replaced but all markers damaged, stumps of Cedar marker trees. But recent preservation efforts by landowner and SCHC. 3193-233 Local history notes.
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.