Details for Oakwood Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439003659
Data
| Marker Number | 3659 |
| Atlas Number | 5439003659 |
| Marker Title | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Address | 701 Grand Ave. |
| City | Fort Worth |
| County | Tarrant |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 654562 |
| UTM Northing | 3627014 |
| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Oakwood Cemetery, at Grand Ave. entrance (opposite Gould Ave.) |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Founded 1879 by John Peter Smith, one of Fort Worth's first settlers, who became a civic leader, mayor, philanthropist. He gave 20 acres to city; cemetery since enlarged to 100 acres. The area contains three cemeteries: Oakwood, Calvary, Trinity. Many Fort Worth and Tarrant County men and women of destiny are buried here. Plots are owned by lodges, unions, Catholic, Protestant, Negro, and White. Tracts are dedicated to Union and Confederate soldiers. The Chapel was built in 1914. Oakwood, Calvary associations, and city provide care. (1966) |