Historic Cemetery

Washington Texas Historical Cemetery

a.k.a. Old Washington Cemetery, Washington Community Cemetery

Washington, Texas
Location: From Washington on FM 1155 east go NW about 1500 ft to cemetery road, take left and go 200 ft. Washigton City Cemetery is behind the newer Black Washington Cemetery. The entrance into the old Washington Cemetery is on the south side of the black cemetery.
Graves: 40+ (1842 to early 1900s)
Size: 455 ft x 688 ft

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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