Oak Island Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
N 31° 40.576 W 096° 22.609
14R E 748679 N 3507543
Texas Historical Marker at the gate to the Oak Island Cemetery, about seven miles northwest of Teague on Freestone County Rd 924, providing some history of the long-vanished church and this cemetery that survived it.
Waymark Code: WM14MP9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2021
Views: 2
Be on the lookout for barking dogs that will head for the hills if you stand your ground and deliver a sharp "No!"
Marker Number: 9898
Marker Text:
First church organized in what was to become Freestone County. Started Sept. 11, 1847, by five charter members: Mrs. Mary Archibald, Samuel N. Archibald, Thos. W. Archibald, Eloisa Patton and Mrs. Mary S. Patton, whose husband donated land for church. The Rev. John Limber presided.
By 1873 had 102 members and 88 children in Sunday school, but congregation declined after railroad came through Mexia in 1870s, causing many people to move there. Discontinued in 1899.
Many area pioneers are buried in church cemetery. (1972)
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