Grant Park in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Oakland Cemetery

Photographed by David Seibert, August 9, 2008

1. Oakland Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1850 the City of Atlanta established a public cemetery on this ridge overlooking downtown. Originally known as Atlanta or City Cemetery, the name Oakland was adopted in 1872 because of its many oaks. It was the principal burial ground for Atlanta residents, travelers, and paupers. The cemetery contains separate African American and Jewish burial sections, as well as distinct areas for Confederate and Union soldiers. This 48-acre cemetery is the burial site of several Georgia governors, more than twenty Atlanta mayors, and five Confederate generals. Author Margaret Mitchell and golfer Bobby Jones are also buried here. Developed in the style of the “rural” cemetery movement, Oakland is an example of the Victorian interest in funerary art and English landscape aesthetics.

Erected 2008 by Georgia Historical Society; Garden Club of Georgia, Dogwood District; and Historic Oakland Foundation. (Marker Number 60-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

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44.857′ N, 84° 22.509′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Grant Park. It is at the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, on the right when traveling north on Oakland Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 248 Oakland Avenue, Atlanta GA 30312, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gravesite of Maynard Holbook Jackson, Jr., the First African American Mayor of Atlanta (within shouting distance of this marker); Martha Lumpkin Compton (within shouting distance of this marker); Hibernian Benevolent Society of Atlanta, Ga. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Julia Carlisle Withers (about 600 feet away); William Allen Fuller (about 700 feet away); Alexander Hamilton Stephens (about 700 feet away); Colonel Joseph F. Burke (about 700 feet away); Slave Square (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Historic Oakland Cemetery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Historic Oakland Cemetery. This is a link to information provided by the Historic Oakland Foundation. (Submitted on May 28, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.)

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2013

2. Oakland Cemetery Marker

View of the historical marker looking north along Oakland Avenue.

Oakland Cemetery Gate and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 9, 2008

3. Oakland Cemetery Gate and Marker

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 6, 2013

4. Oakland Cemetery Marker

View of the historical marker looking south along Oakland Avenue.

Oakland Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 8, 2013

5. Oakland Cemetery

View of the Oakland Cemetery Office and Visitor Center, situated in the middle of the cemetery.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 8, 2013

6. Oakland Cemetery

Close up view of the front porch of the Oakland Cemetery office and visitor center, and in the center of the picture is the marker that indicates that the Oakland Cemetery has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Photographed by Dale K. Benington, April 8, 2013

7. Oakland Cemetery

Close-up view of the marker that indicates that the Oakland Cemetery has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Burial site of golfer Bobby Jones, as referenced in the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 31, 2021

8. Burial site of golfer Bobby Jones, as referenced in the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,211 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 11, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on April 7, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 11, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4. submitted on April 7, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 28, 2013, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 8. submitted on November 28, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.