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Welcome to the Magnolia Cemetery Website Spreading out beneath a canopy of ancient oaks in Mobile Alabama is a magnificent city of the dead. Established by a municipal ordinance in 1836 outside the city limits on thirtysix acres of land this peaceful place of rest now lies in the heart of historic Mobile just blocks from downtown. Today Magnolia Cemetery covers over 120 acres and contains some 80000 grave sites. Originally called the New Burial Ground the name was officially changed to Magnolia Cemetery on January 15 1867.