 Photos by Toni Crippin |
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| Historical Marker: Oatmeal Cemetery - Some of the earliest pioneers of the Oatmeal Community are interred in this cemetery. The oldest documented burials are those of Mary Smith and her year-old daughter, Fanny, both of whom died on September 16, 1854. Mr. and Mrs. J. Roundtree deeded the two acres of land containing the cemetery in 1871. Among those interred here are veterans of the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. An additional land acquisition in 1983 enlarged the cemetery to three acres. A cemetery association formed in 1943 maintains the historic graveyard. |
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 Location:
Travel down Hwy 29 until you get to
Bertram, Texas. Then take CR 1174 south, 6 miles to Oatmeal,
Texas. continue to travel South on this road until you come to
the Oatmeal School House and the infamous water tower that was
once painted like an Oatmeal Box. (It has since been repainted
and is no longer "cute".) Just as you pass the school
house, there is a road to the east, which you will take until
you come to a small road marked with an overhead sign that reads
Oatmeal Cemetery. The cemetery will be found on the south side
of the road. |
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