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Oakland Cemetery was established in 1901 and became the principal public burial ground for the railroad city of Waycross. It succeeded the older Lott Cemetery, which had opened in 1877 and had grown crowded by the turn of the century. The founding of Oakland was part of a broader expansion of the city's cemeteries in the early 1900s; a separate African American burial ground, Pine Hill Cemetery, was laid out in 1907.
Oakland Cemetery is a cemetery in Waycross, Ware County. It is one of 23 cemeteries documented in Ware County, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.2288, -82.3387 near Waycross. The nearest cataloged historic site is Red Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hazzard Hill Cemetery, Lott Cemetery, and Lott Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Oakland Cemetery was established in 1901 and became the principal public burial ground for the railroad city of Waycross. It succeeded the older Lott Cemetery, which had opened in 1877 and had grown crowded by the turn of the century. The founding of Oakland was part of a broader expansion of the city's cemeteries in the early 1900s; a separate African American burial ground, Pine Hill Cemetery, was laid out in 1907.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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