Rodriguez Cemetery

El Centro, Texas

Location: Driving Directions:From FM 1017/FM 2294 junction in San Isidro, go 1.1 mile south on FM 2294. Turn right (west) onto private road that runs between pink house and fence row, across from Ranchito Grocery and Meat Market (note: there is also an unnamed road just after fence row, do not turn here). Follow road 0.1 mile west-north. Cemetery is in field to the left, approx. 437 ft. west of road.This is a small, well maintained, fully fenced, active cemetery. It is not a map feature, and there are no cemetery signs posted.

Source: RIP Fields Table

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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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