City Cemetery (Sandersville, Georgia)
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City Cemetery, also known as the Sandersville Old City Cemetery, is located in Sandersville
, Georgia
. It is believed the site was first used as a cemetery in the early 19th Century.
The grave of Reuben B. Barney, dated 1831, is the earliest to be found today. However there are many unknown and unmarked burials in the North-West section of the cemetery that may date earlier than 1831. Old City Cemetery began as the cemetery of the Methodist-Episcopal Church. Eventually the cemetery expanded to its current 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) which is surrounded by West Church Street to the South, West Haynes Street to the North, Virginia Avenue to the East, and private property to the West.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Sandersville, Georgia
Sandersville is a city in Washington County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,097 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Washington County...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. It is believed the site was first used as a cemetery in the early 19th Century.
The grave of Reuben B. Barney, dated 1831, is the earliest to be found today. However there are many unknown and unmarked burials in the North-West section of the cemetery that may date earlier than 1831. Old City Cemetery began as the cemetery of the Methodist-Episcopal Church. Eventually the cemetery expanded to its current 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) which is surrounded by West Church Street to the South, West Haynes Street to the North, Virginia Avenue to the East, and private property to the West.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.