Marker Inscription
This cemetery existed as early as 1846. For three graves were placed here that year. Pleasant Gray, Huntsville's founder, deeded in 1847 a 1,600-square foot plot at this site. The original tract has been greatly enlarged by other donations from local citizens. Numerous graves bear the death date 1867, when a yellow-fever epidemic swept the county. Among the many famous persons buried here are General Sam Houston; Henderson King Yoakum, author of the first comprehensive history of Texas; state congressmen; and pioneer families.
About this site
Oakwood Cemetery is a historical marker in Huntsville, Walker County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7265, -95.5473 near Huntsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Henderson Yoakum (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sam Houston, John William Thomason Jr., and Branch, Anthony Martin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5471008467. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
