Reviews for Decatur Cemetery

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Mar 2025
We worked up an appetite walking the grounds of the Decatur Cemetery, using one of their printed guides to find the interesting residents here. We did notice four different errors in the guide, so there's that.

The Decatur Cemetery is the oldest known publicly owned burial ground in metro Atlanta, believed to predate the city's 1823 incorporation.

Rich and poor, free and slave, and yes, quite a few CSA soldiers laid to rest here. Most of the walkways are easily walkable but some are not. If you're mobility challenged, there is still quite a lot that is accessible. Military veterans, legislators, congressmen, authors and judges. Even one of the delegates...read full review
Jun 2022
Very nice place to walk and think.Some of the graves speak of some evil people. Freemasons demanding not to be seen again. So there is alot of history at these graves sites. Even men and women that were killed as science experiments. So I could feel dark energy or angry energy especially later at night but during the day it's a nice place to do your own thing. I like the place it's not bad.
Apr 2021
This is a popular place to exercise it seems. There's a lot of rolling hills. People were playing fetch with their dogs among the graves which I think is kinda disrespectful, if not asking to be haunted, but you do you. You can drive your car in and park to the side of the road, considerately. I rode my bike through the paths which was peaceful. It's also a nice place to watch the sun set. There's a few geocaches here if you're into that. Obviously, there's super old historical graves as well. Anyway, if you like Oakland Cemetery, you should check the Decatur Cemetery out.