In 1871 the City of Birmingham purchased from the
Elyton Land Company 21.5 acres of land (
)
for a city cemetery (later named Oak Hill).
The deed was issued December 29, 1873. As the first city cemetery, Oak
Hill became the resting place for virtually all of the Birmingham
pioneers. Although the majority of burials at Oak Hill Cemetery date
back before the 1930's, it remains an active cemetery, averaging
fifteen burials per year.
Oak Hill Cemetery has been placed on the Alabama Register of
Landmarks and Heritage. Oak Hill Cemetery was also placed on the
National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1977. It was the
first cemetery in the State of Alabama to be listed on this
prestigious register.
The Oak Hill Cemetery interments database lists records found in the
Oak Hill Cemetery interments books. The
Oak Hill Memorial Association
compiled the database from the interment records maintained at the
cemetery.
Please direct inquiries to Stuart Oates at the
Oak Hill Memorial Association.
