South-View Cemetery
| South-View Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Established | April 21, 1886 |
| Location | 1990 Jonesboro Rd SE, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 33°42′08″N 84°22′25″W / 33.702361°N 84.373686°W |
| Type | Private |
| Size | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| No. of interments | 80,000 |
| Website | https://www.southviewcemetery.com/ |
| Find a Grave | South-View Cemetery |
South-View Cemetery is a historic African-American-founded cemetery located approximately 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta, Georgia. An active operational cemetery on over 100 acres of land, it is the oldest African-American cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia and the oldest African-American “non eleemosynary” corporation in the country. Founded in 1886, it has since served as the burial place for many leaders in the civil rights movement including Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson, Julian Bond, and John Lewis. Martin Luther King Jr. was originally buried here but was later moved to the King National Historic Park in Atlanta.