Oakland Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida

Oakland Cemetery is a church cemetery in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. It was established in 1902. It is operated by City of Tallahassee, Florida. The grounds sit at about 148 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including Claude Pepper, Mark Frederick Boyd and Tom A. Yon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 306139. The nearest other listed cemetery is Tallahassee Memory Gardens, about 0.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Strong & Jones Funeral Home Inc in Tallahassee, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 141 cemeteries we list in Leon County, and 90 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Leon County. 110 of the 141 listings in Leon County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 artist, 1 physician, 1 scientist, 1 US senator, 1 World War I veteran.

• Claude Pepper1900-1989
  American politician
• Mark Frederick Boyd1889-1968
  American bacteriologist
• Tom A. Yon1882-1971
  American politician
• William Glenn Terrell1878-1964
  American judge
• Bert Yancey1938-1994
  Professional golfer
• Eugene J. Bragg1907-1936
  American college football player and coach
• Harvey Eugene Slade Sr.1909-1975
  (1909-1975) American photographer
• Ralph Lee Eyman1885-1986
• William Theodore Proctor Sr.1892-1986
  Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, United States
• Ruth Olive Schornhurst Breen1905-1987
  Botanist

People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakland Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.

Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.

• Tallahassee Memory Gardens

  Tallahassee, FL
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Call Family Cemetery

  Tallahassee, FL
  Family cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Saint John's Episcopal Church Cemetery

  325 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL
  Episcopal cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Old City Cemetery

  Tallahassee, FL
  Municipal cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Columbarium

  Tallahassee, FL
  Catholic cemetery

  0.8 mi
• Greenwood Cemetery

  1601 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, FL · est. 1937
  Church cemetery

  0.8 mi
• Faith Presbyterian Church Columbarium

  Tallahassee, FL
  Presbyterian cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Plantation Cemetery at Betton Hills

  Tallahassee, FL
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Johnson Family Cemetery

  Tallahassee, FL
  Family cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Roselawn Cemetery

  843 Piedmont Drive, Tallahassee, FL
  Church cemetery

  2.7 mi

• Strong & Jones Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Tallahassee · (850) 224-2139
  0.4 mi
• The Richardson Group Funerals & Cremations Inc

  Funeral home · Tallahassee · (850) 576-4144
  0.5 mi
• Lifesong Funerals & Cremations

  Funeral home · Tallahassee · (850) 765-3190
  0.5 mi
• Florida Cemetery, Cremation, and Funeral Association

  Cremation provider · Tallahassee · (800) 226-3332
  1.4 mi
• Bevis Funeral Home & Crematory

  Cremation provider · Tallahassee · (850) 385-2193
  1.6 mi
• Richardson's Family Funeral Care

  Funeral home · Tallahassee · (850) 576-4144
  2.6 mi

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