Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia Established in 1850 and covering more than 88 acres east of downtown Atlanta, Oakland Cemetery is the final resting-place for over 50,000 people. This database is a transcription of headstone inscriptions from the cemetery. This update adds nearly 10,000 names to the previously posted data and includes inscriptions from the "Black Section" of the cemetery. Each record provides the name of individual, date of birth and date of death. Between its creation and 1884, nearly all persons who died in the Atlanta area were buried in this cemetery. Additionally, following its creation, other persons were taken from nearby church and family cemeteries and re-interred here . This updated collection contains the names of over 40,000 persons. For researchers of ancestors from the Atlanta area in the nineteenth century, this can be a useful source of valuable information. Coley Martha Sutton 11-7-1861 7-18-1895 Sutton Edward M 1868-1910 Sutton H 2-10-1849 10-22-1890 Sutton Jessie P 1868-1967 Sutton "INFANT" John Linton Jr 1906-1906 Sutton John Linton Sr 1872-1907 Sutton William 26TH RGT GA INF CO C CSA "2-24-1864" Sutton Jane 1-4-1867 45yrs Sutton J 3-29-1866 35yrs Sutton Unknown #1 Sutton Unknown #2 Sutton Unknown #3 Sutton John L Jr 6-10-1906 Stillborn Sutton John T Sr 7-4-1907 35yrs Sutton Maude S 2-11-1908 33yrs Sutton JT Jr 9-11-1907 Stillborn Sutton Edward M 8-29-1910 42yrs Sutton Ann 2-1880 24yrs [Consumption. Husband living] Sutton John 4-1880 1mo Sutton Mary 4-1880 1mo Sutton Henry 7-24-1907 20yrs Sutton Moses 5-10-1881 24yrs [Blk 53 Lot 6 DW] Sutton John “1869” Sutton John’s child “1873” Sutton Jane 1-4-1867 45yrs