Historic Cemetery

Jewett-Booker Cemetery

a.k.a. Jewett Cemetery

Victoria, Texas 77905
Location: SE of Victoria, N of intersection of Hwy 185 and Hwy 59, off Bottom Road. In Victoria, this cemetery is off the Bloomington Hwy ((Hwy 185) just inside the city limits. Go out Hwy 185 until you get to Bottom Road, turn right and cemetery is on left side, just down the road a little ways.

Source: Victoria County Cemeteries, Vol. 1-3

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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