City Cemetery (Sandersville, Georgia)
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| Location | 100 Virginia Ave., Sandersville, GA |
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| Coordinates | 32°58′56″N 82°48′54″W / 32.9821658°N 82.8150235°W |
| Area | 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001296[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 3, 1987 |
City Cemetery, also known as the Sandersville Old City Cemetery, is located in Sandersville, Georgia.
History[edit]
Old City Cemetery began as the cemetery of the local 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.[2]
City Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
Notable interments[edit]
- Thomas W. Hardwick (1872–1944), a former U.S. senator and governor of Georgia[3]
- Ben J. Tarbutton (1885–1962), state politician and mayor of Sandersville[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Old City Cemetery: History". Sandersville Old City Cemetery Committee. Retrieved 2009-09-14.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Old City Cemetery History". City of Sandersville. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "Ben J. Tarbutton Fund". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
External links[edit]
- Old City Cemetery, a.k.a. Old Sandersville City Cemetery, Sandersville City Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandersville City Cemetery
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