Oakland Cemetery, Old

Founded in 1867 in connection with the Oakland Baptist Church, which stood here until moved to Roans Prairie in 1913. Graves of many pioneers are located here. Oakland was once a popular way-station for the Bates and Black Stagecoach Lines, which ran from Austin to Huntsville until 1880. This road, known as Coushatta Trace, was originally a trail of the Coushatta Indians, a friendly tribe that hunted in this territory. In 1838, a Mrs. Taylor, the last known person killed by Indians in Grimes County, was murdered not far from this site.

Oakland Cemetery, Old is a historical marker in Roans Prairie, Grimes County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Grimes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 202 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.5672, -95.9420 near Roans Prairie. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Oakland-Roans Prairie (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ratliff Cemetery, Oakland Baptist Church, and Bethlehem.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5185008607. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.