Location: Old Oakland Cemetery — Recorded:’ MONT11 —Parsons. Reportedly in Montgomery Co but THC Atlas shows in Grimes. Tx Cems, Vol. 6: “Located 3 miles out of Shiro, turn left on FM 2562 S, go to first road, turn right, go 1.4 miles to cem. THC marker. Founded in 1867. Baptist Church here until moved to Roans Prairie in 1913. Road known as Coushatta Trace and was on the Bates and Black Stage Coach Line. Mrs. Taylor was the last known person killed by Indians in 1838. Historical marker says cem. founded in 1867 but some graves were found earlier than this, in 1858 and one in 1861. Question if could have been a private cem. prior to community graveyard? Church founded in 1854. Approx. 125 marked burials, earliest about 1860s [??]. Index.” NOTE: THC Atlas shows in Grimes Co. Old Oakland Cemetery HC Atlas: “Historical Marker 8607. Roan's Prairie, Texas. Erected 1968 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. --Texas AtlasDirections: from the intersection of SH 90 and SH 30 in Roans Prairie take SH 30 E approx. .6 mile to FM 2562; take FM 2562 S approx. .2 mile to CR 219; then W on CR 219 approx. 1.2 mile to cemetery. SEE Cemeteries of Grimes County, vols 1-5 John Maxwell, GCHC.THC site visit MB 4/28/04: S of SH 30, off FM 2562, for 1.2 miles on CR 219. Formal entrance, arched gates. Formal markers, diversity over time. Marker trees, Cedar, Crape Myrtle, Texas wildflowers. THC marker for HTC. US veterans. Low endangerment: maintained, fenced, recent burials Approx 8.8 acres. GPS 30.33.59.69876N –95.56.30.10171W. Quad 3095-322. Low endangerment: maintained, fenced, near residences, THC marker, recent burial.
To address the problem of cemetery destruction and to record as many cemeteries as possible, the
Texas Historical Commission offers the Historic Texas Cemetery designation.
The Historic
Texas Cemetery designation was developed in 1998 to help protect historic cemeteries by
recording cemetery boundaries in county deed records to alert present and future owners of land adjacent
to the cemetery of its existence. Every county in Texas has at least one cemetery designated as a Historic
Texas Cemetery through this program. The HTC designation is the first step toward preservation of a historic cemetery.
A cemetery is eligible for designation if it is at least 50 years old and is deemed worthy of recognition
for its historical associations. The very nature of a cemetery being a landmark of a family’s or community’s
presence is considered to validate the criteria of historical associations. Any individual, organization, or
agency may submit a request for designation.