Oakwood Cemetery – 19th-century burials and unmarked graves

Oakwood Cemetery is Austin's oldest municipal cemetery, with recorded burials dating to 1839 and many 19th-century interments. Historical and archaeological investigations in and around Oakwood have documented unmarked graves, relocations, and early burial practices tied to Austin's formative decades. The cemetery contains documented graves of early settlers and veterans, and its grounds are considered historically significant for the city's buried human remains and funerary features. Oakwood is managed as a historic cemetery with city and preservation records.