Terrell in Kaufman County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Oakland Memorial Park

Photographed by Rheba Bybee, September 3, 2016

1. Oakland Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. After Terrell was established as a railroad town in 1873, its citizens saw the need for a community burial ground. In 1878 John R. Terrell sold 7 acres of land for use as a cemetery, and the first burials were those of Peter Meinenger and Dr. G. W. Ridgell. In 1925 the Oakland Cemetery Association was founded to provide perpetual care for the gravesites. The name Oakland Memorial Park was adopted in 1931. Among those buried here are professional artist Frank Reaugh and 20 members of the British Royal Air Force who were killed while in training at Terrell during World War II.

Correction:
James R. Terrell
sold the land
for the cemetery.

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8539.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 32° 44.244′ N, 96° 17.362′ W. Marker is in Terrell, Texas, in Kaufman County. It can be reached from Bradshaw Street south of West Moore Avenue (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling south. Located inside the gates in front of the "Little Chapel". Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1001 West Moore Avenue, Terrell TX 75160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robert A. Terrell (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frank Reaugh (about 700 feet away); Robert A. Terrell Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Texas Midland Railroad (approx. half a mile away); First United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Rockwall and Brin Church of Christ (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dr. L. E. Griffith Homeplace (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Old Graveyard (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Terrell.

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Photographed by Rheba Bybee, September 3, 2016

2. Oakland Memorial Park

Photographed by Rheba Bybee, September 3, 2016

3. Oakland Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2016, by Rheba Bybee of Seagoville, Texas. This page has been viewed 803 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 9, 2016, by Rheba Bybee of Seagoville, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.