Oakdale Cemetery, cemetery in Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States

Oakdale Cemetery is a city cemetery in Hendersonville, North Carolina, with about 5,400 burials. Its contributing structures include a frame octagonal pavilion from around 1900, a rectangular brick mausoleum with a flat roof and terracotta coping, and a large Neoclassical concrete mausoleum built in 1951. A 1950s maintenance building also stands on the grounds.

Oakdale Cemetery opened in 1885 with two separate sections, one for white and one for African American burials. Further additions were made into the 1950s, including a section for Agudas Israel, Hendersonville's only Jewish congregation. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

The cemetery reflects the town's diversity through its distinct sections, with areas designated for different communities including a section for the Jewish congregation Agudas Israel. These separate spaces show how different groups shared and continue to use this place as a gathering point for remembrance and respect.

The cemetery lies at 35.31970, -82.47420 in Hendersonville. Its 1885 core and later additions through the 1950s are laid out in sections, including a separate area for Agudas Israel Synagogue. Look for the octagonal frame pavilion, the 1951 Neoclassical concrete mausoleum and the brick mausoleum with terracotta coping.

A marble angel statue on the grounds inspired famous writer Thomas Wolfe when composing his first novel 'Look Homeward, Angel,' published in 1929. This Italian marble monument stands quietly overlooking the burials, serving as a tangible connection to an important work of American literature.