Historic Cemetery

Bridgeport West Cemetery

a.k.a. Old Town Cemetery, Oldtown Cemetery, West Bridgeport Cemetery

Bridgeport, Texas 76426
Location: Bridgeport. West Bridgeport or Old Town Cemetery is located to the West of Bridgeport out hwy 920 past the Acme Brick Plant. It's at the end of CR 3410 right next to the Bridgeport Riding Club Arena.

Source: Gregg, Rosalie, History of Wise County: A Link With the Past, 1987; Rootsweb; TxDot map, GNIS; Tombstone Transcription Project; Rootsweb-Wise County Cemeteries North Texas; THC records

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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