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Marker No: ​Primarily a farming and stock-raising settlement, Lilac was originally known as Oak Point. Dr. John H. Graves, a dentist and planter, brought his family to Milam County in 1858. The community which developed around his farm was named Lilac in 1883 when a U. S. post office was established. The Graves family continued to reside in the area for generations, donating land for a school, Baptist church, and Methodist encampment. At its height Lilac included two stores, a cotton gin, blacksmith shop, and homes. It declined after a 1921 flood and the Great Depression. (1990)

Marker No: 7979

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30.797367,-97.202477

Location: ​5 miles east of Davilla on FM 487 at its intersection with FM 3061