Historic Cemetery

Santa Anna Cemetery

Texas
Location: Driving Directions:From FM 2294/FM 755 junction, go 6.4 miles north on FM 755. Turn right at Saenz Ln., and go 0.2 mile east. Turn left on unnamed road and go 0.1 mile north. Road dead ends at cemetery.This is a well maintained, fully fenced, active cemetery. It is a map feature, but there are no cemetery signs posted. Cemetery is accessible to the public.Cemetery features include: formal, locally cast, and metal funeral markers. Several markers also have ceramic photographs Two graves near the cemetery entrance are oriented south-north. The rest of the graves are oriented west-east. Many of the graves have settled substantially causing markers to lean.

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.