Historical Marker
Early Oatmeal School
Historical marker location:
CR 327, Bertram, Texas
( from Bertram take FM 1174 S approx. .5 mi. to CR 326; west on CR 326 approx. 1.5 mi. to CR 327; south on CR 327 .5 mi.)
Marker installed: 1968
This building, once a combined school and church, was erected in 1869 in Oatmeal, second oldest community in Burnet County. The settlement, founded in 1849, had a post office from 1853 to 1876.
This limestone structure was successor to the first school of 1858. Excepting minor repairs and addition of a board floor, building looks much as it did in 1869. It is a church today.
A third school, built in 1924, now houses a community center.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968.