Lakewood Heights in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

South-View Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021

1. South-View Cemetery Marker

Inscription. South-View Cemetery was founded in 1886 by formerly enslaved African Americans who objected to the conditions and the treatment they received at Atlanta's segregated burial grounds. South-View's landscape reflects the influence of 19th century funerary art and symbolism. A variety of gravestone materials, from elaborate marble monuments to simple concrete markers, memorialize African Americans of all social strata. Notable burials include Alonzo Herndon, the founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company; Rev. & Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr., religious and civil rights leaders; and Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, Reconstruction-era state legislator and African Methodist Episcopal Church organizer. Today, South-View has expanded from its original 25 acres to more than 100 acres and continues to serve the community as an active cemetery.

Erected 2016 by Georgia Historical Society • Historic South-View Preservation Foundation. (Marker Number 60-17.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 33° 42.14′ N, 84° 22.46′ W. Marker is in

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Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Lakewood Heights. It is on Helena Road SE west of Jonesboro Road SE (Georgia Route 54), on the left when traveling east. Marker is near the cemetery entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1990 Jonesboro Rd SE, Atlanta GA 30315, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Route of Stewart's Corps from Atlanta (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hardee's Night March (approx. 1.4 miles away); The History of Brownsville / Brownsville and the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fort Walker (approx. 2 miles away); This Line of Breastworks (approx. 2 miles away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Dennis Hubert (approx. 2 miles away); To Robert Burns (approx. 2 miles away); Gilbert Memorial Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hardee’s March Turned N.E. on Fayetteville Road (was approx. 1.9 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . .
1. Our History. Brief overview of the cemetery's origins and history, including that it was the original burial site of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (South-View Cemetery Association) (Submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. South-View Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021

2. South-View Cemetery Marker

. Wikipedia entry on the cemetery, including its origins and notable burials (Hank Aaron and John Lewis among them). (Submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.