Oaklawn Memorial Park Cemetery

a.k.a. Oaklawn Cemetery

Texas

Location: Just outside the city limits of Del Rio. East of Del Rio on Hwy 90 East, between Del Rio and LAFB. This has just been taken into the city limits. It is Del Rio’s newest cemetery, which is on the north side of the highway. Or located on US Hwy 90E approximately 1 mile west of LAFB or 4 miles east of the intersection of Ave F and Gibbs Street (90) in Del Rio.

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; 1988 THC Cemetery Survey completed by E.R. and E.S. Daughtrey; Usgennet; Theyspeak; Rootsweb; TxGenWeb; TxDot map 1997; Val Verde County Cemeteries (1993) by the Val Verde County Genealogy Society and the

About Historic Texas Cemetery Designation

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.

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