Historic Cemetery

Sabino Cemetery

a.k.a. Cavazos Family Cemetery

Raymondville, Texas 78580
Location: S. of El Sabino Ranch; north of Paso Real. From Raymondville, take US 77 south through Lyford and before reaching Sebastian turn right (east) on FM 1018. Continue on the paved FM 1018 unitl it ends at a “T” intersection with another paved FM road (no number). Continue straight ahead (east) on a gravel road, which will shortly begin to run along side the north levee of the International Boundary Commission’s floodway. The next intersection is Old Alice Stage Road where you have a choice of turning left on the Old Stage Road, turning right over the levee, or going straight ahead on a dirt track along the base of the levee. Turn right up the levee slope and left on the single lane gravel road at the top of the levee. Follow this road a few hundred yards until you see the cemetery on the left, below the levee.

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

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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