Marker Inscription
(220 yards east) Originally known as the Black Springs Cemetery, the nearby burial ground was established to serve pioneer settlers of the Keechi Valley and the settlement of Black Springs. The earliest marked grave is that of Mary A. Lasater (1841-1871). Land for the cemetery was deeded by Silas Adam Sheek, stepfather of the noted Texas cattleman Charles Goodnight. Renamed Oran Cemetery when a new community name was selected in 1886, it includes the graves of Goodnight's mother Charlotte Sheek (1810-1882), Civil War veterans, pioneer settlers and early community leaders. (1982)
About this site
Black Springs Cemetery is a historical marker in Oran, Palo Pinto County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 45 historical markers documented in Palo Pinto County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 53 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.9630, -98.1595 near Oran. The nearest cataloged historic site is Black Springs (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Charles Goodnight, Crawford, Simpson, and Lane, Alfred.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5363000424. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
