Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia

Oakland Cemetery is a church cemetery near Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. It lies about 0.9 mi west of Atlanta. The grounds sit at about 1,053 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 108 notable people buried here, including Margaret Mitchell, Bobby Jones and John B. Gordon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 319861. The nearest other listed cemetery is Martin Luther King Junior and Coretta Scott King Grave, about 0.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cox Brothers Funeral Directors in Atlanta, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 231 cemeteries we list in Fulton County, and 190 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 231 listings in Fulton County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Atlanta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 14 business leaders, 14 Civil War veterans, 7 US representatives, 7 writers, 6 governors, 5 architects, 4 US senators, 3 artists.

• Margaret Mitchell1900-1949
  American author and journalist
• Bobby Jones1902-1971
  American amateur golfer and lawyer
• John B. Gordon1832-1904
  American politician
• Hoke Smith1855-1931
  American politician
• Joseph E. Brown1821-1894
  American politician
• Benjamin Harvey Hill1823-1882
  American politician
• Joseph Mackey Brown1851-1932
  American politician, Georgia
• Alfred Iverson, Jr.1829-1911
  Confederate Army general
• Clement A. Evans1833-1911
  Confederate States Army general, politician, minister, historian
• John M. Slaton1866-1955
  American politician
• William J. Northen1835-1913
  American politician
• Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell1821-1891
  Confederate Army general

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.

• Martin Luther King Junior and Coretta Scott King Grave

  Atlanta, GA
  Cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Atlanta, GA
  Cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church Columbarium

  Atlanta, GA
  Episcopal cemetery

  1.4 mi
• All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery

  Atlanta, GA
  Episcopal cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Redeemer Lutheran Columbarium

  Atlanta, GA
  Lutheran cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Todd Family Cemetery

  Druid Hills, GA
  Family cemetery

  2.1 mi
• Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery

  Atlanta, GA
  Baptist cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Clay Family Cemetery

  Druid Hills, GA
  Family cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Dr Hugh Morris Gloster Gravesite

  Atlanta, GA
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Howard Thurman National Memorial

  Atlanta, GA
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi

• Cox Brothers Funeral Directors

  Funeral home · Atlanta · (404) 524-5646
  0.5 mi
• Haugabrooks Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Atlanta · (404) 522-8217
  0.5 mi
• Meadows Mortuary

  Mortuary · Atlanta · (404) 522-7478
  1.5 mi
• Pollard & Moore Funeral Home, Inc.

  Funeral home · Atlanta · (404) 688-7073
  1.6 mi
• Atlanta Mortuary Transport

  Mortuary · Atlanta · (770) 349-9610
  1.7 mi
• Carl M Williams Funeral Directors

  Funeral home · Atlanta · (404) 522-8454
  1.8 mi

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