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Get directions 1601 Navasota Street. Austin , Texas , USA. Coordinates: 30.27665, -97.72653. Cemetery ID: 5704. Members have Contributed. 15,073 Memorials. 77% photographed. 5% with gps. About these numbers. Photos. Added by Barry Charles. See 13 more. Cemeteries. Region. North America. United States of America. Texas.
Oakwood Cemetery, originally called City Cemetery, is the oldest city-owned cemetery in Austin, Texas. Situated on a hill just east of I-35 that overlooks downtown Austin, just north of the Swedish Hill Historic District and south of Disch-Falk Field, the once-isolated site is now in the center of the city.
Oakwood Cemetery holds approximately 23,000 burials within the 40 acres. Approximately 15,000 burials have monuments to mark the location of the burial. All lots were sold to families long ago, but families still bury people in their lots.
6 days ago · About. Oakwood Cemetery was originally established on 10 acres as the City Cemetery in 1839, the same year the City of Austin was established within the Republic of Texas. Today, the oldest municipal cemetery in the city has more than 23,000 burials on 40 acres and hosts a beautifully rehabilitated 1914 Chapel that serves as the Visitor Center.
elcome to the Austin (Texas) History Center's Oakwood Cemetery Database web page, a listing of burials in Austin's oldest cemetery, Oakwood, located at 1601 Navasota St. The names included in this database were extracted from centuries old ledgers preserved in the archives at the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.
Projects. Oakwood Cemetery Chapel - Resources. Staff researches the history of the people buried in Oakwood Cemetery. Early citizens helped build the culture of the city, and the Capitol of Texas. Digital exhibits are published quarterly, often in collaboration with community groups and individuals.
The Chapel was completed in 2018. The Oakwood Cemetery Chapel was constructed in 1914 by Austin architect, Charles Page. It sits within Oakwood Cemetery, which is a City of Austin Historic Landmark, a registered Historic Texas Cemetery, and a National Register of Historic Places site.
