Walk among the Texans who came before.
1 mile N of Decatur. Oaklawn is located just northeast of Decatur. You turn north off the Hwy 380 bypass on the first exit west of FM 51. Follow the signs on Cemetery Road for a little over a mile and you’ll come to the brick entry gate on the right side of the road.
Oaklawn Cemetery #1 is a cemetery in Wise County, Texas. It is one of 68 cemeteries documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 159 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.2588, -97.5740. The nearest cataloged historic site is Vesey, Randolph (Uncle Ran) (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Oak Lawn Cemetery, Battle of the Knobs, and St. John Missionary Baptist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7497004505. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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