Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the city of Fort Worth, Texas. Deeded to the city in 1879, it is the burial place of prominent local citizens, pioneers, politicians, and performers.Photo: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic district in Fort Worth, Texas
- Also known as: “Calvary Cemetery”, “City Cemetery”, “East Oakwood Cemetery”, “Old Trinity Cemetery”, and “West Oakwood Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Museum
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The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is an art museum of post-World War II art in Fort Worth, Texas with a collection of international modern and contemporary art. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is situated 1½ miles southwest of Oakwood Cemetery.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Museum
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The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is located in the cultural district of Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The museum's permanent collection features paintings, photography, sculpture, and works on paper by leading artists working in the United States and its North American territories in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Amon Carter Museum of American Art is situated 2 miles southwest of Oakwood Cemetery.
Tarrant County Courthouse
Courthouse
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The Tarrant County Courthouse is part of the Tarrant County government campus in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Tarrant County Courthouse is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Oakwood Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District and Fort Worth.
Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District
Neighborhood
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Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District is a neighborhood.
Fort Worth
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Fort Worth is a city in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas. With a population of approximately 957,000, it is Texas' 5th largest city. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, which has a population exceeding 6 million.
Downtown Fort Worth
Neighborhood
Downtown Fort Worth is the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Most of Fort Worth's tallest buildings and skyscrapers are located downtown. Downtown Fort Worth is situated 1½ miles southeast of Oakwood Cemetery.
Oakwood Cemetery
- Categories: historic district and burial
- Location: Tarrant, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.76997° or 32° 46′ 12″ northLongitude
-97.34932° or 97° 20′ 58″ westElevation
571 feet (174 metres)Open location code
8644QM92+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 369904142OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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