Historic Cemetery

Villarreal Cemetery

San Isidro, Texas
Location: Driving Directions:From FM 1017/FM 2294 junction in San Isidro, go 0.7 mile west on FM 1017. Turn right at Old San Isidro Rd. and go 0.5 mile north. Turn left onto private, unnamed road and go approx. 0.2 mile west-northwest to fork. At fork go left, through locked gate, approx. 0.1 mile west. Cemetery is on south side of road. This is a well maintained, fully fenced, active cemetery. It is not a map feature and is located on private property. There are no cemetery signs posted.

Source: RIP Fields Table

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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