Oaklawn Cemetery (1996)

Dating to 1900, this graveyard was first called the Somerville and Lyons Cemetery. Land was purchased by J. W. Lauderdale to establish a cemetery upon the death of his two-year-old son Charles on November 6, 1900. The name was changed to Oaklawn Cemetery in 1913. Among the more than 2000 burials are 22 Civil War veterans, 20 children between 1900-1905, and victims of a typhoid fever epidemic in 1903. The construction of the dam at Somerville in 1963 caused 16 people to be reinterred here from other graveyards. The cemetery is still in use. (1996) (Historic Texas Cemetery medallion added 2002)

Oaklawn Cemetery is a historical marker in Somerville, Burleson County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 68 historical markers documented in Burleson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 131 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.3621, -96.5438 near Somerville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oaklawn Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sweet Home Cemetery, Mexican Cemetery at Somerville, and Lyons Community.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5051008647. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.