Munree Cemetery is a historical landmark of 5 acres highlighting the lost and found discovery of 250 African American burials, located on Edenfield Road miles north of U.S. 90 in Leon County, Tallahassee, Florida. The cemetery was created during the early 1900s for African Americans who lived and worked as sharecroppers and tenant farmers on the land and plantations named Welaunee. In 1912, a New York businessman, Udo Fleischmann, acquired the Welaunee Plantation property and converted it into a bird-hunting preserve. As part of the purchase, Fleischmann also acquired the land used for Munree cemetery. Over the years following the closure of Munree cemetery it became overgrown and covered up through the years of neglect and not knowing the boundaries eventually it was lost.
During road construction Munree Cemetery was recovered. The concerned members of the local African American community formed the Munree Cemetery Foundation in 2009 to purchase the property. They partnered with Leon County officials to survey and restore the cemetery. In 2012, many community volunteers worked together helping to clear the land of over grown bush, including archaeological investigations to reveal at least 250 burials. Many of the graves are unmarked and less than 50 burials have headstones.
Munree Cemetery is moving forward working year round to maintain the cemetery grounds in the local community. The future of Munree will soon open the Welaunee Memorial Museum the new year of 2026 during the month of February as a Black History event. The museum will be a place for community involvement and sharing the displays of the research perspectives happening at Munree cemetery. A small research library for community guest to browse will introduce Munree research publications, gathered artifacts from the burial grounds and family relatives and churches. A fun learning program name M.A.R.S. (Mission for the Arts & Research Sciences) will share educational enrichment activities for youth. The goals of Munree Cemetery embrace community volunteers interested to be a part of the ongoing mission for sustainability to care for the cemetery grounds affected by various weather conditions and general maintenance.