Oakwood Cemetery
Also known as Calvary Cemetery, New City Cemetery, Old Trinity Cemetery
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
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Oakwood, the second oldest cemetery in Fort Worth, was founded in 1879 by John Peter Smith, who donated the first 20 acres. It was known as "City Cemetery" or "New City Cemetery" until it was renamed "Oakwood" in 1885.
The cemetery has grown to over 100 acres and contains two distinct areas: Old Trinity and Calvary. Old Trinity, located on the northern edge of Oakwood, was the designated cemetery for the burials of Black people. Calvary, situated on the southeast edge of Oakwood, was partitioned for the Catholic Church.
An estimated 350 graves were moved from White Settlement Cemetery to Oakwood between 1952 and 1953 to make room for the Carswell Air Force Base runway extension. Many of these graves are unmarked.
Oakwood, designated as an official historical site in 1966, is the resting place of an eclectic mix of Texas and Fort Worth legends: founding families, cattle barons, mayors, gamblers and gunslingers, educators, confederate soldiers, and bartender and bricklayer union members.
Oakwood, the second oldest cemetery in Fort Worth, was founded in 1879 by John Peter Smith, who donated the first 20 acres. It was known as "City Cemetery" or "New City Cemetery" until it was renamed "Oakwood" in 1885.
The cemetery has grown to over 100 acres and contains two distinct areas: Old Trinity and Calvary. Old Trinity, located on the northern edge of Oakwood, was the designated cemetery for the burials of Black people. Calvary, situated on the southeast edge of Oakwood, was partitioned for the Catholic Church.
An estimated 350 graves were moved from White Settlement Cemetery to Oakwood between 1952 and 1953 to make room for the Carswell Air Force Base runway extension. Many of these graves are unmarked.
Oakwood, designated as an official historical site in 1966, is the resting place of an eclectic mix of Texas and Fort Worth legends: founding families, cattle barons, mayors, gamblers and gunslingers, educators, confederate soldiers, and bartender and bricklayer union members.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 5702
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