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Burial Records

There are almost 40,000 markers at Oakland, yet records indicate that more than 70,000 souls rest here. Many graves originally had wooden markers that deteriorated and disintegrated before preservation efforts began in the cemetery. An estimated 7,500 residents lie in unmarked graves in Potter’s Field and 3,000+ soldiers in the Confederate Grounds along with many in the African American Grounds and other areas, known and unknown. Burial sites are often uncovered by our PRO and Garden Teams beneath years of landscape changes and growth.

Burial Records Search

Use the button below to access our new burial records database within the new Oakland Cemetery Interactive Viewer. This new tool offers immediate access to the burial records that have been digitized to date. There are several ways to search burial records in this tool:

  • By clicking on the Burial Records tab, two search bars appear: Mapped Burials and Unlocated Burials. Mapped Burials have a documented lot location at Oakland. Unlocated Burials may be individuals moved to other cemeteries or those with incomplete records that cannot be mapped.
  • To find the burial location and record, enter the name of an individual and it locates the individual on the map with a black dot. Clicking on the black dot pulls up the burial record and section information.

If you cannot find the burial site using the database above, please contact Sam Reed, Oakland Cemetery’s sexton, at 404-658-6019.

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