Historic Cemetery

Saint Clair Grave Cemetery

Texas
Location: On road between Bethyl (Audabon) & Cottonwood cemetery where road makes a bend. The St. Clair headstone is located about 15 miles north of Decatur. Go north out of Decatur on Fm Rd 730 and turn left on the old Decatur Road. Turn right on CR 2475 and stay right on CR 2675. After you pass the Audubon Historical Marker turn right on CR 2560. Go about a quarter of a mile past a stand of tall pine trees, with a turn-out, on the right, and you will see the headstone just inside the fence on the right. LBJ grasslands gate #30 is less than a mile further on to the east. You can find the headstone from the east if you stay on Fm Rd 730, turn left on CR 2461 and then right on CR 2560. You will pass Cottonwood Cemetery and the light green grasslands gate #30 and see the headstone on the south side of the road.
Graves: 1 marked grave (1892)

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Wise County Historical Commission; Rootsweb-Wise County Cemeteries North Texas

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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