Since 1871, We have been a special place
Our Commitment & Purpose
A place to lovingly, tenderly put to rest the loved ones of Birmingham families. This is our commitment and purpose. This is our honor. But we are more than a place. While many may see us as a place of death, we are in reality, a place of life.
New life. Enduring life.
Growing with the Community
As the only formally established cemetery in the city during its first three decades, Oak Hill became the final resting place for many of Birmingham’s earliest citizens — and it has been shaped, in turn, by the city growing up around it.
Ongoing Stewardship
Caring for Oak Hill’s Future
For over a century, the Oak Hill Memorial Association has maintained the cemetery’s grounds, records, and legacy for the families and history it holds. Among its key accomplishments:
Oak Hill Memorial Association
At the time of Birmingham’s founding, the original acreage of Oak Hill Cemetery may have seemed adequate in size. As the City boomed and expanded, Oak Hill Became landlocked by development, and the first lots were mostly sold by 1910. Other cemeteries opened near the turn of the 20th Century (Elmwood ca. 1895, Forest Hill, ca. 1906) and Oak Hill began to suffer neglect. Oak Hill Memorial Association was organized and incorporated in May 1913, as a perpetual corporation.
The purpose of the Association is to look after, beautify, improve, and maintain Oak Hill Cemetery. At the time of the Association’s founding, the living, whose dead were buried in Oak Hill contemplated with anxiety the potential future of the cemetery as unkempt, uncared for, and desecrated.
Although the City of Birmingham maintains ownership of the cemetery, Oak Hill Memorial Association has managed the property for well over one-hundred years. Throughout the year, Oak Hill Memorial Association sponsors historical tours, preservation workshops, and other special events. You can help to support the Oak Hill Memorial Association’s mission by becoming a member.
