Cemetery: Roseland
Cemetery
Other: Roseland Park Cemetery
Sign: No
Street: Cleveland Avenue, S. W.
City: Atlanta
Township:
County: Fulton County
State: Georgia
Nation: U. S. A.
Zip: 303??
Status: Abandoned
Size: Large
Directions: Adjacent to and just east of the southbound
Exit ramp of Interstate # 85, on Cleveland Avenue in the Atlanta
city limits.
Type: Road-public
Location: Urban-developed
Terrain: Hillside
Watersource: Yes
Features: Was overgrown with trees, weeds, etc., which we
volunteers cut down a little over 1/2 of the trees off of, but
needs much more cutting down of trees off the back, and restoring
the road around it.
Property: Public
Access: Open
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Established: Around or about 1914 to 1920; first lots for
sale 1926
Gravestones: Have no idea!, not yet established as we are
still uncovering overgrown graves.
Oldest: not yet known.
Newest: April 14 or 15, 2002
Removed: Yes
Relocated: No
Repairs: No
Methods:
Restoration: Yes
Association: Yes
Records: No
Inventory: No
Availability:
Landscaping: Unsure
Paths: No
Trees: Yes
Crypts: No
Fencing: No
Walkways: No
Brickwork: Yes
Ironwork: No
Sculpture: Yes
Fountains: No
Roads: Yes
Buildings: No
Cement: No
Granite: Yes
Marble: Yes
Native: Yes
Slate: Unsure
Others: Unsure
Wood: No
Materials: Unsure
Architectural: Yes
Angels: Yes
Draperies: Unsure
Fraternal: Yes
Hands: Yes
Lambs: Yes
Monograms: Yes
Plants: Yes
Photos: No
Religious: Yes
Scrollwork: Yes
Urns: Yes
Carvings: Yes
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Yes
Weather: Yes
Pollution: Yes
Vandalized: Yes
Report: Yes
VA: Gravestones-Overturned
VA: Gravestones-Broken
VA: Gravestones-Stolen
VA: Graves-Desecrated
Overgrowth: Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Damaging
Vegetation: Trees
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Vegetation: Moss
Vegetation: Vines
Drainage: Problem-Seasonal
Problem: Encroachment
Problem: Apathy
Owner: Cemetery
Use:
Bordering: Transportation
Change: Smaller
Reason: Roads
Visited: Frequently
Archeology: Unknown
Habitat: Yes
Contacted: GA State EPA, Tim Davis, who has been wonderful,
& got all the 5000 or so old tires removed, Damon Johnson,
Fulton County EPA, who has been unmeasured help to us, Kenneth
Thomas; State Historical Dept., who has helped us so very much,
and written an article on Roseland.
Surnames
Adams, Appling, Anderson,
Bracewell, Brown, Burnham, Cain, Casey, Cawthon, Chambers, Cole,
Davis, Edwards, Eidson, English, Feldman, Glover, Harris, Head,
Heard, Hollums, Jarrett, Jones, Kimbrell, Landrum, McLarin, Meier,
Page, Parham, Perry, Petty, Phillips, Rainwater, Reisman, Sabo,
Sargent, Smith, Sykes, Truelove, Tyler, Turner, Vaughn, Webb,
Wilson
Other Information
This cemetery covers over 7 &
1/4 acres. The back half is still grown up in trees and
undergrowth, which we volunteers and day-workers (paid for by
contributions) are still at work cutting down. There is a section
on the west side of the road that used to go around the cemetery
which are single graves and/or pawper's graves, that are still
completely overgrown with trees, brush, and trash. We need much
help cutting this part, and need much help cutting the trees off
of the back of the cemetery!
Support
Mr. Kenneth Thomas; Ga state
Historical Preservation Div., Mr. Tim Davis; GA state EPA. Damon
Johnson; Fulton County EPA.
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name: Bill & Gwen
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Email: R_oselandcem@aol.com
Date: Sunday, April 28, 2002
