Facts About Oakland

• Founded in 1847
• Oldest monument bears a death date of 1842; moved here from earlier, now vanished, Fannin Street Cemetery, which closed when Oakland was opened.
• At least 15 (and probably 16) Mayors rest here
• 85% of burials pre-date 1900
• Ten acres in size
• Boundaries are Milam, Christian and Sprague Streets and the Municipal Plaza
• Believed to contain about 5,000 burials, many of these unmarked
• 759 victims of the 1873 yellow fever epidemic rest in a mass grave; more throughout cemetery
• Jewish section (1858) was third Jewish Cemetery in Louisiana outside New Orleans
• Over 300 veterans of the Civil War are buried here
• Oakland is still in use, though few burials now take place here
• Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1977