Historic Cemetery

Morris Cemetery

3440 Suffolk Rd, Gilmer, Texas 75644
Location: Take Hwy 69 north from Tyler to the intersection with Jim Hogg Road (CR431). Turn right (east) on CR431 and follow it east and then north until you reach the underpass under IH-20. Continue to proceed about 1.5 miles north on CR431 to the vicinity of the address 15527 CR-431. Immediately to the north of this address and on the east (right) side of the road is a drive which goes to a red barn with a travel trailer next to it. The cemetery is about 50 yards north-northeast of the barn in a wooded area. If the gate to the barn is locked, proceed on CR431 about 100 yard north and there is another un-gated entrance which opens on to an unfenced pasture. Proceed straight into the pasture tothe woodline (about 100-125 yards) and the cemetery will be to your right and just inside the woodline.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Cemetery Records/Smith; Tombstone-Rootsweb; Tx Co Hwy map

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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