Downtown in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Oaklawn and St. Louis Cemetery

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 24, 2019

1. Oaklawn and St. Louis Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This hallowed ground, set aside as a town burial site in 1850 for rich and poor, whites and slaves alike, is the resting place for many of Tampa's founding fathers, mayors, and county officers.

This cemetery serves as the resting place for a governor of Florida, two Supreme Court Judges, framers of all five Florida Constitutions 1839-1885, and soldiers of seven wars including the Second Seminole War, Mexican War, Billy Bowlegs Indian War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II.

Oaklawn Cemetery and St Louis Catholic Cemetery were two separate cemeteries until the boundary fence was removed in the mid-1950s. Today they are cooperatively maintained by the City of Tampa, the Diocese of St. Petersburg, and the Tampa Historical Society. This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

Erected 2019 by The City of Tampa and the Hillsborough County Historical Advisory Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 27° 57.254′ N,

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82° 27.473′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Downtown. It is on North Morgan Street 0.1 miles north of East Harrison Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: Kennedy (a few steps from this marker); Victims of the Yellow Fever (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate States Soldiers and Sailors (within shouting distance of this marker); 29 Sea Captains and Mariners (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Harlem Academy / School #2

Oaklawn and St. Louis Cemetery Marker at entrance to cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon

2. Oaklawn and St. Louis Cemetery Marker at entrance to cemetery

(within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Sagamore (within shouting distance of this marker); Tampa Native Americans (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Brooke Mass Grave (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Oaklawn Cemetery (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Oaklawn and St. Louis Cemetery. This marker replaces the 'Oaklawn Cemetery' marker.

Oaklawn and St. Louis Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon

3. Oaklawn and St. Louis Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 3,153 times since then and 212 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.