Historic Cemetery

Pella Cemetery

Alvord, Texas 76225
Location: 7.4 miles N & E on FM 1655 out of Alvord. Pella Cemetery is about 7 miles to the northeast of Alvord. Go NE out of Alvord on Fm Rd 1655 and turn right on CR 2775. The cemetery is visable just up the hill. The main entrance is through a pasture gate but there is also a side gate on the north.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Wise County Historical Commission; Gregg, Rosalie, History of Wise County: A Link With the Past, 1988; Roper, Homer L, Wise County Cemeteries Vol 6; Tombstone Transcription Project

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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