Historic Cemetery

County Line Cemetery

Willis, Texas 77378
Location: Located in NW section of the county near the Montgomery-San Jacinto County borders. A church cemetery located on the banks of Peach Creek, which forms the boundary between San Jacinto County and Montgomery County. It is close to the China Grove Community and Bysport Community, reached via a dirt road. The County Line Cemetery can be reached by driving east from New Waverly on FM 1725 to the intersection of FM 3018, then south and turning west about 1 to 2-miles. It is located on the banks of Peach Creek and is reached via a paved road and is behind the County Line Premitive Baptist Church.

Source: Local history notes; THC intern notes; San Jacinto County, Texas Historical Comm. San Jacinto County, Texas, Cemetery Records, 1997; San Jacinto County, Texas Historical Comm. San Jacinto County, Texas, Cemeteries 1977; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Ce

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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