Historic Cemetery

Snowden-Fowler Cemetery

3290 Co Rd 3240, Colmesneil, Texas 75938
Location: Driving Directions:From the intersection of US 69 and FM 256 in Colmesneil, travel east on FM 256 for 4.1 miles. Turn right onto dirt road across from CR 3290. This road has a locked gate. Continue for 1.2 miles on dirt road to second locked gate. Just beyond this gate, turn left onto a narrow road for 0.2 mile. Cemetery is located at southeast corner of pasture and is enclosed by a chain link fence. The cemetery is located on private property and permission must be obtained to visit the site. The cemetery is not a map feature, and is located in a very remote area on private property. In order to access the cemetery, one must go through two locked gates belonging to two different property owners. The cemetery is fully fenced, but it is not maintained and is heavily overgrown. One grave has an inscribed Woodman of the World headstone. It reads:J. H. FowlerBorn June 20, 1863Died Sept 17, 1912Two graves are marked with fieldstones and appear to be children's graves. There also appears to be a couple of unmarked grave depressions.

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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