Historic Cemetery

Fox Cemetery

Texas
Location: Fox Cemetery USGS; Rootsweb; USGenWebTHC site visit MB 6-22-05 w/ K Skillern: Broaddus, Tx area. SH 147 to FM 1277 N for 3.4 miles to FM 2923 for 1.1 mile to CR 3360 for 0.3 mile to intersection with PR 8041. Site with large grave houses to left, SE. Grave houses contiguous, with metal roofs and picket fence walls. Commercial markers, obelisk, fieldstone. Some floral grave materials. No fence but flagged survey stakes. Wooded area adjacent to new subdivision residential area. Visible from road. Fox Cemetery. Approx 0.23 acre. SH-C016. Broaddus, Tx area. GPS 31.21.31.42928N –94.18.38.92382W. USGS 3194-131. © RIP Survey, Texas Historical Commission.Moderate risk, on map, near road, large grave house, but in area of changing use, abutting residences.

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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