Historic Cemetery

Evans Cemetery

Mt. Pleasant, Texas
Location: South of US 67 E. From Titus County courthouse, travel .9 miles north on N Jefferson St. (Business US 271) to its intersection with US 67 (16th St). Turn right (east) on US 67 and proceed 2.7 miles to Dr. Troyce Williams' ranch, located on the right side of the highway. A TxDot sign on the left (north) side of US 67 marks the entrance to a second (smaller) ranch gate and public road on the right of US 67 that leads to the cemetery. Turn right into the gate and proceed east past the residence to the first road that turns to the right (south) toward the residence. Turn right and continue for .3 mile on the road through the pastures beside and behind the residence. After leaving the open pastures, there is an open spot where you can pull off to the right side of the road. The cemetery sits on the right in a clearing in a grove of trees.
Graves: 47 (1852-1974)
Size: 1 acre

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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