Historic Cemetery

Wilson-Sulphur Springs Cemetery

Texas
Location: Driving Directions:From US 287 in Chester, go 4.6 miles east on FM 1746. Turn left at private road that is entrance to Enon Hunting Club. Follow the road north 0.9 mile. Turn left and go 2.0 miles to gate. From this point, the cemetery is located approx. 0.4 mile northeast of gate.This cemetery is a map feature and is located approx. 0.2 mile northeast of the Payne Cemetery. The cemetery is located in a very remote area on private property. In order to access the cemetery, one must have a guide and special transportation. The cemetery is partly enclosed with a dilapidated barbed/woven wire fence. Three graves are marked with sandstone burial cairns. One grave is marked with a large, crudely inscribed, sandstone marker that has Masonic symbol. There are also locally cast concrete markers and uninscribed fieldstone markers. The cemetery is rarely visited and is very overgrown.

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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