Cemeteries
Research by the Archaeology Institute on historic cemeteries in Pensacola
St. Michael's Cemetery
Anthropology and Archaeology in collaboration with the UWF GeoData Center, works together to keep the web map for St. Michael's Cemetery up to date and current. For more information on the project, see the Geodata center page for St. Michael's Cemetery.
As part of the Escambia County 1821 celebrations, the Archaeology Institute in collaboration with the Historic St. Michael's Cemetery Foundation and the UWF Department of History, has worked to create a virtual walking tour of St. Michael's Cemetery, highlighting the graves of those individuals who were present in Pensacola in 1821.
AME Zion & Magnolia Cemeteries
Located on A Street in Pensacola's North Hill neighborhood, the University of West Florida Archaeology Institute has been helping the Historic AME Zion Burial association care for these historic African American burial spaces. AME Zion Cemetery is a full block between West Gonzalez Street and West Brainerd Street, while Magnolia Cemetery extends north from Brainerd Street to where Lloyd Alley used to split the block. Combined, these cemeteries contain the marked gravesites of nearly 1500 individuals, with a significant number of additional unmarked burials. In 2020, in partnership with the UWF Geodata Center, all marked burial sites were mapped using GPS and the Archaeology Institute has continued refining the map to create a searchable public interface. Please contact Jennifer Melcher with any additions or corrections to the map.
Pensacola Area Cemetery Team
The Pensacola Area Cemetery Team (PACT) was developed following a request from local government to create a protocol for managing neglected cemeteries. This team comprises archaeologists, cemetery professionals, government officials, and members of local religious organizations.