Oakland Cemetery (2008)

Atlanta laid out this hilltop burial ground in 1850, renaming it Oakland in 1872 for its oaks. Now resting place to governors, mayors, and Confederate dead, its Victorian monuments make it the city's oldest cemetery.

Oakland Cemetery is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 2008. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7476, -84.3752 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Southern Spring Bed Company (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Confederate Memorial Grounds, and The Bobby Jones Story.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.