Location: Driving Directions:From Warren/US 69, go 2.3 miles west on FM 1943. Turn right onto gated logging road and go 0.7 mile south. Turn right at intersection and go 2.0 miles south. Turn right at intersection and go 0.2 mile south. At 90 degree bend in road, stop and walk approx. 220 ft. west. Small cemetery is located on logged ridge just east of Hickory Creek.The cemetery is highly endangered. It is not a map feature and is located in a very remote location on private property. There are no signs posted indicating a cemetery, and in order to access the cemetery, one must travel approx. 3.0 miles on winding logging roads that may only be accessible by four wheel drive vehicle. The cemetery consists of four marked graves. Two have stamped concrete headstones. One has a wood stake marker. The fourth has a Woodmen of the World marble log marker, which has fallen. A dilapidated barbed wire fenced encloses the four graves. The cemetery is threatened by encroaching logging, neglect, and brush fires. The area surrounding the cemetery had been recently logged and burned. The cemetery appears to have been visited shortly before the survey. Three of the graves were scraped, and the wood grave marker was marked with survey flagging.Inscription on WOW marker reads:Albert E. BassBorn Oct. 11, 1884Died Sept. 19, 1912Inscriptions on the concrete markers read:W. T. BassHusband of J. E. BassBorn Jan. 15, 1859Died Aug. 14, 1889Gone But Not ForgottenNaney Daughter of W. T. & J. E. BassFeb. 16, 1882June 1, 1888Gon To Heaven.
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.