Historic Cemetery

Oak Island Cemetery

Teague, Texas 75860
Location: 8 miles west of Teague and .5 miles west of Cotton Gin. From Teague take Hwy 84 toward Mexia. Go past the Lide Tank to the next green building on the right. You will find Junction #1366 that goes right, however, go 1/3 mile past a yellow fruit stand and Brown Services and turn right on the first gravel road before the green building. Go until the road dead-ends. Turn to the left and go the equivalent of two city blocks and you will find the cemetery on the left.

Source: Freestone County Sheriff’s office by J. R. Sessions, Jr., Sheriff; Morrow, Betty Moss, THC Library; THC records

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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