Oakalla

The first settlers in this rich farm and ranch land arrived in the 1850s. Oakalla Post Office was established May 19, 1879. Schools were private until a cooperative was built which provided classrooms on the second floor. Oakalla boasted a doctor, drugstore, blacksmith shop, and a cotton gin by 1881. The two-acre school site was deeded in 1890. Worship was held in the schoolhouse and in brush arbors until 1908 when Oakalla Baptist Church erected a meetinghouse. The school consolidated in 1958 with Lampasas and the building became a community center.

Oakalla is a historical marker in Oakalla, Burnet County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Burnet County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 125 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.9858, -97.9259 near Oakalla. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tobey Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gillum Cemetery, Smith Cemetery #1, and Ethridge Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5053009736. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.