Lilac  |
| Address | County | utm_east |
| Milam |
671978 |
| utm_zone | utm_north |
| Davilla |
14 |
3408528 |
| Latitude | Longitude | ||
| N 30.75427° | W 97.20172° |
| Location | Repair Condition |
| FM 487 / FR 3061 S; from Friendship east on FM 1915 .4 mi. to Milam Coy Rd. 07 (dirt road), south 3 mi. to E 487, 14 mi. to intersection (on left side of road in pull-off) | base remains but plaque gone |
| Marker Text |
| Primarily a farming and stockraising 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. |
