Biscayne Bay View in Coral Gables in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, circa 2015

1. Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery is the oldest designated cemetery in the Miami area and one of the oldest Coral Gables Historical sites. Adam and Rosa Richards deeded one acre of land on May 13, 1897 for 10 dollars to Wilson A Larkins, Arthur F. Lang and Arthur E Kingsley as Trustees. In 1908, Harley Staudt sold three more acres. Originally known as Cocoa Plumb, its name alternated between Pineywoods, Cocoplum, and then Pinewood. The cemetery includes 268 plots, driveways and a large oval in the center. One of the earliest documented burials was Walter F. Pickford, a local sawmill owner, who was buried in Cocoa Plumb on April 12, 1898. Burials continued until the 1940s. As descendants of those buried at Pinewood moved away, the cemetery became overgrown and vandalized. In 1983, local citizens and civic groups began restoring the cemetery. The City of Coral Gables created an advisory board and allocated funds for the restoration project. These efforts helped return the cemetery to a place of beauty and dignity.

Erected 2003 by Charles N. and Eleanor Knight Leigh Foundation, the City of Coral Gables, and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-470.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1805.

Location.

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25° 42.208′ N, 80° 16.117′ W. Marker is in Coral Gables, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is in Biscayne Bay View. It is at the intersection of Erwin Road and Southwest 74th Street, on the left when traveling south on Erwin Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7393 Erwin Road, Miami FL 33143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida,

on the Gold Coast,

and in Greater Miami.

It is also in the American South.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Coral Gables Waterway (approx. half a mile away); State of Florida Historic Roadway (approx. half a mile away); GFWC Coco Plum Woman's Club (approx. ¾ mile away); Doc Thomas House (approx. one mile away); Dr. Eleanor Galt Simmons-Office and Stable (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cocoanut Grove Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); El Jardin (approx. 1.8 miles away); The MacFarlane Homestead and Golden Gate Subdivision (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coral Gables.

Regarding Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery. The cemetery is stunning in its shady tree canopy and quiet beauty.

Also see . . . Pinewood Cemetery. Coral Gables website entry (Submitted on November 29, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, circa 2015

2. Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, circa 2015

3. Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery Marker

Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery Tombstones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, 2015

4. Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery Tombstones

Pinewood Cemetery marker for Miami pioneers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, 2015

5. Pinewood Cemetery marker for Miami pioneers

"In memory of over two hundred Miami pioneers. Many unidentified, who were buried in Pinewood (Cocoplum) cemetery in the late 1800's and early 1900's"

Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery Marker in distance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, circa 2015

6. Pinewood (Cocoplum) Cemetery Marker in distance

Daughters of the American Revolution Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, 2015

7. Daughters of the American Revolution Marker

Pinewood Cemetery (Cocoplum) Founded c. 1855 Coral Gables Historic Site Marker Presented By the Coral Gables Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2015, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,754 times since then and 113 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 10, 2015, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.