Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Oakdale Cemetery

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 14, 2025

1. Oakdale Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Est. in 1852. Includes graves of Confederate leaders, officers, and soldiers, & victims of yellow fever epidemic of 1862. Six blocks N.

Erected 1965 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number D-69.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 34° 14.217′ N, 77° 55.822′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (Business U.S. 17) and North 15th Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1416 Market Street, Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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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: Holloway-Hunt House (a few steps from this marker); John C. Wessell House (within shouting distance of this marker); Strauss House (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson Jones Hooper (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hutaff House (about 300 feet away); James Benson Dudley (about 400 feet away); Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (about 500 feet away); Bergen-Carpender House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

2. Oakdale Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 708 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on June 17, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2. submitted on September 18, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.