Oakalla · 1979
The first settlers in this rich farm and ranch land arrived in the 1850s. Oakalla Post Office was established May 19, 1879. Schools were private until a cooperative was built which provided classrooms on the second…
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Historical Markers in Oakalla, Texas
Oakalla is home to 4 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.
Smith Cemetery · 1992
James Gibson Smith Jr., a native of Tennessee, married Sarah A. James, a native of Arkansas, soon after settling this part of Burnet County in 1850. Together they raised eight children and set aside this site as the…
View on map ↗Tobey Cemetery · 1994
CR 221, 3 mi. NE
View on map ↗Gillum Cemetery · 2012
ABSLOM BARTON GILLUM (1836-1923) AND HIS WIFE, HANNAH EMMALINE, ARRIVED IN TEXAS FROM ALABAMA IN 1872. IN 1880, GILLUM BOUGHT LAND AT THE PRESENT SITE OF THE CEMETERY. A.B. GILLUM SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR, WAS POSTMASTER…
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