Breckenridge in Stephens County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Breckenridge Cemetery
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 22, 2026
1. Breckenridge Cemetery Marker
The first burial here, for Dr. Alexander Miller, dates from Dec. 27, 1872. W.R. Brown officially patented the land from the State of Texas in 1881 and began selling cemetery plots. The cemetery was dedicated as Oaklawn Cemetery in 1926; some early burials also refer to East Side Cemetery. The cemetery expanded in the 1940s, and in 1952 the cemetery association deeded the property to the city of Breckenridge. Grave markers are primarily sandstone, marble, limestone, granite and bronze. Veterans from the Texas Revolution to the present are interred here. Today, the only cemetery in the city limits numbers more than 10,000 graves, reflecting a continuum of the area's history from pioneer times to the modern day.
Erected 2011 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17251.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is December 27, 1872.
Location. 32° 44.997′ N, 98° 53.176′ W. Marker is in Breckenridge, Texas, in Stephens County. It is on W Elliott Street west of S Graham Ave. Touch for map. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in Big Country. 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 Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old First National Bank Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); B.T. Brown House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Breckenridge Stephens Walker (approx. 1.1 miles away); Stephens County Courthouse (approx. 1.1 miles away); Walter Prescott Webb's Formative Years (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Stephens County Courthouse (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Baptist Church of Breckenridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Camp Breckenridge (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Breckenridge.
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 22, 2026
2. Breckenridge Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 19 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
