Oakes Cemetery

This cemetery began with the burials of Mary C. Justice (d. 1861) and Roland Pair (d. 1865). It is located on land later owned by John Collins Oakes and his wife Winnie (Radford), who migrated here from Perry County, Alabama in the years following the Civil War with their family and prospered as landowners and farmers. John Oakes died in 1876, and in 1891, Winnie formally set aside the graveyard. Since then, Oakes family descendants and others in the community have helped maintain the site, expanding it in 1950 and relocating the former Sanders Creek Church chapel from Fairoaks community to be used for funerals, meetings and other gatherings, including an annual memorial service. A non-profit corporation now provides support for the cemetery's care. Graves include those of the Bond, Justice, Little, Martin, Morton, Oakes, Reed, Turner and other longtime community families. Early funereal customs are evidenced by the use of curbed plots and the presence of obelisks and other vertical tombstones. The hopes, faith and family ties of those interred here are reflected in the inscriptions. Still in use, Oakes Cemetery serves as an important reminder of the area's pioneer heritage. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004

Oakes Cemetery is a historical marker in Groesbeck, Limestone County, dedicated in 2004. It is one of 67 historical markers documented in Limestone County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 187 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4906, -96.3027 near Groesbeck. The nearest cataloged historic site is Holt (cemetery), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Personville, Personville, and Pickett.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013700. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.