Historic Cemetery

Oatmeal Cemetery

47038, Bertram, Texas 78605
Location: Go south from Bertram on FM 243 5.2 miles and turn on CR 326 and go for .2 miles. Turn right on CR 327 and for .7 miles before turning right at cattle guard with cemetery sign over it. It is about .2 miles on to cemetery. The road is pave alls the way to the cemetery gate.
Graves: 570 (mid-19th century to present)
Size: 3.04 acres

Source: Parsons, Kim, Ref. to Texas Cemeteries, 1988; Burnet County Cemetery Records; Rootsweb; Susan Hawkins; TxDot map 1998; USGS; Skaggs, Burnet Co. Cemetery Survey Reports

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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