Oak Hill Cemetery
Burton, Washington County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In 1869, founders of the town of Burton designated 5.8 acres at this site for a burial tract. Mrs. John M. Burton, wife of the previous owner of the land, was buried here in 1871; her husband, in 1877. Civic leaders bought the tract in 1890, and chartered the Burton Cemetery Association. With a Ladies Auxiliary formed in 1900, the association governed the property for 50 years. By 1926, the public knew the facility as "Oak Hill". Burton Cemetery Association was revived in 1973, took over from an interim "Oak Hill Cemetery Association," and again cares for this historic site.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
When the town of Burton was founded in 1869, its organizers set aside 5.8 acres here for a burial ground, and the wife of the land's previous owner was among the first laid to rest in 1871. Civic leaders bought the tract and chartered the Burton Cemetery Association in 1890, aided by a Ladies Auxiliary formed in 1900. By the 1920s locals knew it simply as "Oak Hill," and a revived association cares for it today.
Why it matters
Its long line of caretaker associations shows how ordinary townspeople organized to preserve their community's memory across generations.
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