Oakdale Cemetery

Tour North Carolina's oldest rural cemetery, charted in 1852, filled with eloquent epitaphs and symbolic funerary art revealing stories of those whose final resting place is this 165 acre sanctuary. Representing veterans from all wars and all branches of service, politicians, artists, architects, writers, developers, merchants, planters, fraternal order members, exporters, immigrants, victims of Yellow Fever epidemics, wives, mothers, infants and children, and a famous female Confederate spy. The Main Gate Office has copies of their online self guided walking tour including a listing of QR codes that reveal additional family information on smart devices. Join them for special events like guided Walking Tours.