Cemetery

Oak Grove

Lavaca County · THC Atlas #7285005705

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About this site

Oak Grove is a cemetery in Lavaca County, Texas. It is one of 70 cemeteries documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.2873, -97.1312. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ruins of Brushy Creek Church (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, First Methodist Church of Yoakum, and Orth-Fitch House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7285005705. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Oak Grove Cemetery is a large burial ground on FM 318 at the edge of Yoakum, adjacent to St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. It contains more than 3,500 markers, the oldest for Ida Herder, who died August 4, 1876. It has long served as the principal community cemetery for the Yoakum area of southwestern Lavaca County.

Sources: lavacacountyhistory.org

📍 29.2873, -97.1312 · Lavaca County

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Nearby in Lavaca County

Historical Marker

Ruins of Brushy Creek Church

Yoakum · 1973

Historical Marker

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery

Yoakum · 2010

Historical Marker

First Methodist Church of Yoakum

First Presbyterian Church of Yoakum

Yoakum · 1994

Museum

Yoakum Heritage Museum

Yoakum · 1982

Historical Marker

First Baptist Church of Yoakum

Yoakum · 1989