It was renamed in 1906 and gradually eclipsed Oak Hill Cemetery as the most prominent burial place in the city.

In the late 1930s, Mexican sculptor Dionicio Rodriguez created a number of large concrete sculptures for the cemetery, including a palm tree, a bridge, and a fallen log 'carved' into a bench.

It has a chapel funeral home at 800 Dennison Avenue Southwest which was established in 1962 by the Lackey family for Johns-Ridout's Mortuary.

Notable sections include at least two areas dedicated to newborns and infants, with brass plaques that say "BABYLAND" on them.

The body of 16th Street Baptist Church bombing victim, Denise McNair was exhumed from Shadow Lawn Memorial Park to this cemetery by her parents in August 2007.