Historic Cemetery

Ramseur-Stiles Cemetery

Texas
Location: Driving Directions:From US 79, just west of Thrall, go 4.0 miles south on CR 436. Turn left at CR 434, cross Brushy Creek Bridge, and go 1.3 miles east. Cemetery is on north (left) side of road, just past CR 439 intersection. This is a small, well maintained, fully fenced, active cemetery. It is a map feature, and is directly accessible from a public road.

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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