Oak Hill Cemetery

Goliad

Year Marker Erected: 1981
Marker Number: 3648
Marker Size: 18" x 28" Subject
Repairs: Faded; refinish/local effort
Location: At corner of Chilton and Oak Street, Goliad.

Marker Text:
The earliest headstone in this community burial ground marks the grave of Ann Elizabeth Hunter, who died in 1843. A city ordinance designated the site as Oak Hill Cemetery on January 10, 1854. Located in the part of Goliad called "College Hill", the cemetery contains almost 1,000 known graves. The city maintained the site until 1882, when the Oak Hill Cemetery Association was formed. No new lots have been available for sale since the early 1900s. Many prominent citizens of early Texas are buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.