Oakland Community Cemetery grew alongside the early Oakland community. Its oldest marked grave is that of Oscar Lee, who was born and died on the same November day in 1882, and a preacher's infant child who died during a brush arbor revival is believed to be the first unmarked grave there. The earliest recorded school building at Oakland was erected in 1885 just north of the cemetery and also served as a non-denominational church on Sundays. In 1887, M.M. Burks deeded one acre for a cemetery, and by 1896 the site held about forty graves among cedar trees. Early settler Lizzie Currey McMahon deeded two acres for a Methodist church in 1894; the Methodist congregation was organized in 1901 and a Baptist church in 1904. In the early 20th century, the Oakland community included the cemetery, school and churches, and a cotton gin owned by Lizzie's father, John T. Currey, who served four times in the Texas House of Representatives. The Oakland School District was established in 1905, and by 1913 it had 42 students from the earliest level to the 7th grade before it was consolidated with Grand Saline schools about 1938. Other early settlers buried here include Joseph and Sabrina Reid and members of their family; Sabrina is believed to have been of American Indian descent. The Adkins, Boyer, Burks, Carpenter, Chambless, Downs, Fincher, Gillespie, Kennedy, King, Lee, McMahon, Stephens, Skinner and Wheeler families are also represented, and additional acreage was deeded to the cemetery in 1954 by the Metzger and Morgan families.