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City Cemeteries

Virgin MaryThe City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department owns and operates four cemeteries.  These cemeteries total approximately 40 acres with 27,900 recorded burials to date. Oaklawn Cemetery was Tampa's first cemetery. It was deeded in 1850 as a final resting place for "White and Slave Rich and Poor." 

You can find more specific information about Oaklawn and other individual cemeteries by following the links to the left. The Parks and Recreation Department has made the Cemetery Records available to search this link can also be found on the same menu.

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