Near Oatmeal in Burnet County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Early Oatmeal School

Photographed by Keith Peterson, December 2, 2007

1. Early Oatmeal School Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 1968 by the State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9738.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 30° 41.739′ N, 98° 5.152′ W. Marker is near Oatmeal, Texas, in Burnet County. It can be reached from Oatmeal Cemetery Road 0.1 miles east of CR-243. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bertram TX 78605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oatmeal Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Mount Zion Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Village of South Gabriel (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Bryson Place (approx. 3½ miles away); Bertram (approx.

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3.8 miles away); J.V. "Pinky" Wilson (approx. 3.8 miles away); The City of Bertram (approx. 3.8 miles away); Bertram Depot (approx. 3.8 miles away).

Photographed by Keith Peterson, December 2, 2007

2. Early Oatmeal School Marker

Oatmeal Water Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith Peterson, December 2, 2007

3. Oatmeal Water Tower

Located on FM-243 near CR-326.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,466 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 18, 2010, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.