Historic Cemetery

Chavez Cemetery #1

Chavez Cemetery, Texas 78580
Location: From Raymondville, traveling south on Hwy 77, just south of Raymondville take CR 490 west. Continue on CR 490 past CR 1425 (4 way intersection and blinking light) approximately 1.5 miles from the 490/1425 intersections. The CR going north/south off of CR 490 are mostly marked, and most are caliche roads. The road to turn south on to reach Chavez #1 is not marked with a CR sign (guessing by other signs the road should be CR 105), but is marked with a small sign with green printing “Chavez Cemetery”. Turn south on this road for 1.1 miles and the cemetery will be on the east side.

Source: Usgennet; Rootsweb; theyspeak; TxDot map 1997; USGS; Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988

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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