Historic Cemetery

Meador Cemetery

Tyler, Texas 75707
Location: From Tyler, take Hwy 110 south, go 2.2 miles south of Loop 323, then turn left (east) on CR2121 and go to the intersection with CR2214. At this intersection continue straight onto the dirt road. The cemetery is at the end of the dirt road.
Graves: 360 + (1856 to present)
Size: 3.245 acres

Source: GNIS; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Cemetery Records/Smith; Tombstone-Rootsweb

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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