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Spelman College is a private, historically Black, women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman received its collegiate charter in 1924, making it America's oldest private historically black liberal arts college for women. Wiki...
The citizens of the area of Lowndes County and Irwin County that would become Berrien County had to travel long distances to get the county courthouse at Franklinville, Georgia and later Troupville, Georgia for those in Lowndes County, and Irwinville, Georgia for those in Irwin County. By at least June 1853, citizens had petitioned to form a new county. The 1853 attempt of a new county failed. ...
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Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Coweta County, Georgia.= Official Website =The land for Lee, Muscogee, Troup, Coweta and Carroll counties was ceded by the Creek people in the 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs. The counties' boundaries were created by the Georgia General Assembly on June 9, 1826, but they were not named until December 14, 1826. Coweta County was named f...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia. Official Website History In 1735, two years after James Oglethorpe founded Savannah , he sent a detachment of troops to explore the upper Savannah River. He gave them an order to build a fort at the head of the navigable part of the river. The expedition was led by Nobel Jones , who created a...
Wikipedia University of Georgia The University of Georgia, founded in 1785, and commonly referred to as UGA or simply Georgia, is an American land-grant university and sea grant research university. Its primary campus is located on a 759-acre campus in Athens, Georgia, USA. It is considered Georgia's flagship university. The university is ranked 20th overall among all public national univ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chattooga County, Georgia.= Official Website = History Chattooga County is named for the Chattooga River, which flows through it. It was originally settled by the 'mound builder' culture. A few small mounds can be found throughout the Alpine and Menlo areas. Sometime in the pre-European settlement era, the county was settled by at fir...
Atlanta Campaign (Umbrella Project): Note this is an Umbrella Project for the entire Atlanta Campaign. Please add profiles to the battles (found below) that your relative fought in. The Atlanta campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William Tecu...
Wikipedia The county was organized in 1906. The county is named after Sen. Benjamin Harvey Hill , a former Confederate and United States Senator.
Wikipedia =Marietta National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia. Find a Grave
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Fulton County, Georgia. History Fulton County was created in 1853. It was named in honor of Hamilton Fulton, a railroad official who acted as surveyor for the Western and Atlantic Railroad and also as chief engineer of the state. After surveying the area that is now Fulton County, Fulton convinced state officials that a railroad, ra...
This project is for those from Georgia and/or their respective Counties.In some cases only Counties are listed. Some communities are in two or more counties. If you have a specific community please do the following: (Name of Community),(Name of County),Georgia. Please go to following link for more information. of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia
Bellevue Memorial Gardens and Chapel was founded in 1967 and is approximately 1.2 miles from interstate 20 off Belair Road Exit in Columbia County, GA. near Ft. Gordon Military Base. It is a Perpetual Care memorial gardens which means the requirement for maintenance on a continual basis. Bronze markers are also required to ensure names / dates are always legible. Mailing Address: 4051 Wrights...
Wikipedia =The county is named for William Wyatt Bibb
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Wilcox County, Georgia. Wilcox County was formed on December 22, 1857. The county was named for General Mark Wilcox, a Georgia state legislator and one of the founders of the Georgia Supreme Court. Adjacent Counties Pulaski County Dodge County Telfair County Ben Hill County Dooly County Crisp County Turner County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Irwin County, Georgia.= Official Website =The county was created on December 15, 1818. It was named for Governor Jared Irwin. Ocilla is home to the annual Georgia Sweet Potato Festival which is currently held on the last Saturday in October. In the last years of the American Civil War, Irwin County gained the nickname of the Republic ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Muscogee County, Georgia.Its county seat and only city is Columbus , with which it has been a consolidated city-county since the beginning of 1971.The only other city in the county was Bibb City, a company town that disincorporated in December 2000, two years after its mill closed permanently. Fort Benning, a large Army installation, ...
This project is for those buried in Beech Creek Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia. Find a Grave
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Elbert County, Georgia.= Official Website =The county was established on December 10, 1790 and was named for Samuel Elbert.* Anderson County, SC * Abbeville County, SC * Hart County * McCormick County, SC * Lincoln County * Wilkes County * Oglethorpe County
Located on Pauline Avenue, Ray City, Berrien County, Georgia. It is also known as Ray City Cemetery and Ray City First Baptist Church Cemetery . Find a Grave
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Georgia.= Official Website =On February 25, 1784 Franklin became Georgia's 8th county. It was named in honor of patriot Benjamin Franklin. Adjacent Counties * Elbert County * Hart County * Madison County * Banks County * Stephens County * Oconee County, SC Cities, Towns & Communities *Canon*Carnesville*Franklin Springs
This project is for people who were born, lived or died in Fannin County, Georgia.= Wikipedia =
The cemetery is located behind the New Bethel Baptist Church, Carnesville, Franklin County, Georgia. Find a Grave
The cemetery is located on 3650 GA-17, Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in New Hope Cemetery, located behind the New Hope Baptist Church, Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia. Find a Grave
Wikipedia Morehouse College is a private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college (HBCU) located in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The College assumes special responsibility for teaching the history and culture of black people. Morehouse is one of a few remaining traditional men's liberal arts colleges in the United States.Morehouse is the largest men's college in the United ...
The cemetery is located on 420 Cemetery Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia. Find a Grave Explore Southern History Southwest Georgia.com
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Stephens County, Georgia. Official Website Before white settlement, the People of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture developed a village and a platform mound on Tugaloo Island about 800 CE. The village and mound, both known as Tugaloo, were later occupied by other peoples until about 1700. Numerous other villages also deve...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Ware County, Georgia. Official Website Ware County, Georgia's 60th county, was created on December 15, 1824, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly. The county is named for Nicholas Ware, the mayor of Augusta, Georgia from (1819–1821) and United States Senator who represented Georgia from 1821 until his death in 1824. Adjacen...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Whitfield County, Georgia. Official Website The county was created on December 30, 1851, and named after George Whitefield, Methodist evangelist.[3] The "e" was omitted to reflect the pronunciation of his name. Adjacent Counties Bradley County, Tenn. Murray County Gordon County Walker County Catoosa County Hamilton...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cobb County, Georgia.= Official Website = History Cobb county was one of nine Georgia counties carved out of the disputed territory of the Cherokee Nation in 1832. It was the 81st county in Georgia and named for Judge Thomas Willis Cobb, who served as a U.S. Senator, state representative, and superior court judge. It is believed that ...
Wikipedia ==Georgia Tech=The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, Tech, or GT) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. It is a part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia; Metz, France; Athlone, Ireland; Shanghai, China; and Singapore.The educational institution was founded in 1885 ...
Located in Baxley, Appling County, Georgia, it is also known as Baxley Cemetery , Baxley Congregational Christian Church Cemetery , and Friendship Congregational Christian Church Cemetery . Baxley, Appling County, Georgia, USA Find a Grave
Wikipedia ==Emory University=Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by the Methodist Episcopal Church and was named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. In 1915, the college relocated to metropo...
Also known as Athens-Clarke County. Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Clarke County, Georgia .= Official Website = History Clarke County was created in 1801 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 5. It was named for Revolutionary War hero Elijah Clarke and included 250 square miles that was formerly part of Jackson County . Colonel Clarke played a lead...
The Battle of Noonday Creek was a series of combat events in the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War that took place between June 10 and July 3 of 1864. Brig. Gen. Kenner Garrard was ordered by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman to interpose between Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler 's Confederate cavalry and detached infantry at Noonday Creek, which was just a few miles from Sherman's headquar...
The Battle of Peachtree Creek, July 20, 1864: The Battle of Peachtree Creek was fought in Georgia on July 20, 1864, as part of the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War. It was the first major attack by Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood since taking command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. The attack was against Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Union army, which was perched on the doorstep of At...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Murray County, Georgia.= Official Website = History In December, 1832 the Georgia General Assembly designated the extreme northwestern corner of the state as Murray County. Formerly part of Cherokee County, the area was named for a distinguished Georgia statesman from Lincoln County, Mr. Thomas W. Murray, a former speaker of the Georg...
The Battle of Resaca, from May 13 to 15, 1864, formed part of the Atlanta Campaign during the American Civil War, when a Union force under William Tecumseh Sherman engaged the Confederate Army of Tennessee led by Joseph E. Johnston. The battle was fought in Gordon and Whitfield Counties, Georgia, and is generally viewed as inconclusive. The campaign began with Johnston holding strong defensive...
The Battle of Dallas (May 28, 1864) was an engagement during the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War . The Union Army of William Tecumseh Sherman and the Confederate Army led by Joseph E. Johnston fought a series of battles between May 25 and June 3 along a front stretching northeast from Dallas toward Acworth, Georgia . At Dallas a probe launched by William B. Bate 's and William Hicks ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.The Georgia General Assembly created Chattahoochee County on February 13, 1854, from portions of Muscogee and Marion counties. It is named for the Chattahoochee River that forms its western boundary. The county seat was named Cusseta to commemorate the Creek Indian town that once existed nearby. Since 191...
The Battle of Buck Head Creek (also known as Battle of Reynolds' Plantation ) was the second battle of Sherman's March to the Sea , fought November 28, 1864, during the American Civil War . Union cavalry under Brig. Gen. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick repulsed an attack by the small Confederate cavalry corps under Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler , but abandoned its attempt to destroy railroads and rescue Unio...
The Battle of Brown's Mill was fought July 30, 1864, in Coweta County, Georgia , during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War . Edward M. McCook 's Union cavalry , on a daring raid to sever communications and supply lines in south-central Georgia , was defeated near Newnan, Georgia, by Confederate forces under Joseph Wheeler . The failure of McCook's column and a concurrent ill-fated r...
This project is used to relate all units from Georgia who served in the Confederate Army. Georgia in the American Civil War Georgia Units During the Civil War
The Battle of Griswoldville was the first battle of Sherman's March to the Sea , fought November 22, 1864, during the American Civil War . A Union Army brigade under Brig. Gen. Charles C. Walcutt fought three brigades of Georgia militia under Brig. Gen. Pleasant J. Philips , at Griswoldville (an industrial town), near Macon, Georgia , and continued its march toward Savannah .
This project is for those buried in Salem Memorial Gardens, Tifton, Tift County, It is also known as Salem Baptist Church Cemetery . Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Oakland Cemetery, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Tift County, Georgia. Official Website The county was created on August 17, 1905, and is named for Henry Harding Tift, who founded Tifton in 1872. Tift purchased about 65,000 acres of virgin pine timberland there in the Wiregrass Region of South Georgia, and established a sawmill and a village for his workers. Tift eventually expan...
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. State of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly elected by constituents of their district. The Georgia State Constitution vests all legislative power with the General Assembly. Both houses have similar pow...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Harris County, Georgia.= Official Website = Overview The county was settled by European Americans largely after the federal government had forcibly removed the indigenous Creek people (Muscogee), who were relocated to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. In the antebellum era, parts of the county were developed for cotton p...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Greene County, Georgia.= Official Website =Greene County was formed on February 3, 1786. It was named in honor of General Nathanael Greene, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties * Hancock County * Morgan County * Oconee County * Oglethorpe County * Putnam County * Taliaferro County Communities
Wikipedia =Oglethorpe University is a private, liberal arts college in Brookhaven, an inner suburb of Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Originally chartered in 1835, it was named in honor of General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the Colony of Georgia. Notable Alumni
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Wilkes County, Georgia. Official Website Referred to as "Washington-Wilkes", the county seat and county are commonly treated as a single entity by locals, including the area's historical society[3] and the Chamber of Commerce. It is part of the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA). History Wilkes County, named for British politi...
Meet the Gottheimers Hamilton Jordan's original title for his memoir (published Oct 2015) was "Meet the Gottheimers" -- a startled observation finding out, after her funeral, that his maternal grandmother had been Jewish. This Geni project collects Gottheimers, not just his. Some are indeed surprising. Contributions welcome. Gottheimer Family Profiles Family heads (earliest kno...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pierce County, Georgia. Official Website Created on December 18, 1857, Pierce County was named for Franklin Pierce, fourteenth President of the United States. Adjacent Counties Appling County Bacon County Brantley County Ware County Wayne County Cities & Communities Blackshear (County Seat) Bristol Mers...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pike County, Georgia. Official Website Pike County was created in 1822 and was named after Zebulon Montgomery Pike, an explorer and army officer. Adjacent Counties Lamar County Spalding County Upson County Meriwether County Cities, Towns & Communities Concord Hilltop Jolly Lifsey Meansville Molena ...
This project is a compilation of the research recently done for Washington County, Georgia.Washington County around established February 25, 1784 from the Creek Indian Cession of November 1, 1783. The county originally included all the territory "from the Cherokee Corner, north extending from the Ogeechee River to the Oconee River, south to Liberty County." It approximately ten times larger tha...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Upson County, Georgia. Official Website The county was created on December 15, 1824 and named after Stephen Upson, a state legislator. Adjacent Counties Lamar County Pike County Meriwether County Talbot County Taylor County Crawford County Monroe County Cities, Towns & Communities
Baldwin County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,799. The county seat is Milledgeville, which was developed along the Oconee River. Baldwin County is part of the Milledgeville, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Wikipedia
Wikipedia =Mercer University=Mercer University is the oldest private university in Georgia; its main campus is in Macon, Georgia, United States.Mercer enrolls more than 8,500 students in 12 colleges and schools: liberal arts, business, engineering, education, music, continuing and professional studies, law, theology, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and health professions. Mercer undergraduates enj...
The Battle of Allatoona, also known as the Battle of Allatoona Pass , was fought October 5, 1864, in Bartow County, Georgia , and was the first major engagement of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War . A Confederate division under Maj. Gen. Samuel G. French attacked a Union garrison under Brig. Gen. John M. Corse , but was unable to dislodge it from its fortified position ...
Battle of Kolb's Farm, June 22, 1864: The Battle of Kolb's Farm saw a Confederate corps under Lieutenant General John B. Hood attack parts of two Union corps under Major Generals Joseph Hooker and John Schofield. This action was part of the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War fought between the Confederate Army of Tennessee led by General Joseph E. Johnston and Union forces commanded by...
Battle of Ezra Church, July 28, 1864: The Battle of Ezra Church, also known as the Battle of Ezra Chapel and the Battle of the Poor House (July 28, 1864) saw Union Army forces under Major General William T. Sherman fight Confederate States Army troops led by Lieutenant General John B. Hood in Fulton County, Georgia during the Atlanta campaign in the American Civil War. Sherman sent Oliver Otis...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Tattnall County, Georgia. Official Website Tattnall County was created on December 5, 1801 by the Georgia General Assembly. The county was named after Josiah Tattnall (1762–1803), a planter, soldier and politician. It is located within the Magnolia Midlands, a part of the Historic South region. Adjacent Counties Candler Coun...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah is the county seat of Chatham County. It was the British Colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and formerly, the first state capital of Georgia. Official Website Savannah (/səˈvænə/ sə-VAN-ə) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chatham County, Georgia.= Official Website = History One of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created February 5, 1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. it was formed out of Christ Church Parish and St. Phillip Parish.Although Georgia was originally planned as a colony with no slaves, Savannah a...
Battle of Adairsville, Battle of Cassville, May 17, 1864: The Battle of Adairsville was a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on May 17, 1864, just northeast of Rome, Georgia. The brief engagement was a Confederate delaying action that allowed General Joseph E. Johnston to bait a trap for the Union army at Cassville. Wikipedia
Official Website Bartow County is located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,901. The county seat is Cartersville. Traditionally considered part of northwest Georgia, Bartow County is now included in the Atlanta metropolitan area, mainly in the southeastern part near Cartersville, which has become an exurb more than 40 miles fr...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Twiggs County, Georgia. Official Website The county was created on December 14, 1809 and named for American Revolutionary War general John Twiggs. Adjacent Counties Laurens County Bleckley County Wilkinson County Houston County Bibb County Jones County Communities Allentown Danville Dry Branch Jeffer...
The cemetery is located on 793 Atlanta Highway SE, Winder, Barrow County, Georgia. Find a Grave
Official Website Barrow County was created from portions of Gwinnett, Jackson, and Walton counties when Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment on November 3, 1914, making Barrow County the 149th Georgia county out of 159. Barrow County was named after David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr. , a University of Georgia mathematics and engineering professor who was later Chancellor serving in that ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hart County, Georgia.Hart County was created December 7, 1853 and named for Nancy Hart, a rebel heroine of the American Revolutionary War noted for her exploits against Loyalists in the northeast Georgia backcountry. Adjacent Counties * Anderson County, SC * Oconee County, SC * Elbert County * Madison County * Franklin County Cities, ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Dodge County, Georgia. History Dodge County, Georgia was established in 1870. Georgia's 134th county was named for William E. Dodge, a New York businessman who owned large tracts of forest land in Georgia and built the first county courthouse in 1908 as a gift.Eastman, the largest city and the county seat, was named for William P. Eas...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in DeKalb County, Georgia.= Official Website = History DeKalb County, formed in 1822 from Henry, Gwinnett and Fayette counties, took its name from Baron Johann de Kalb (1721-1780), a Bavarian-born former officer in the French Army, who fought for the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. In 1853, Fulton County formed from ...
Banks County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,035. The county seat is Homer. The Old Banks County Courthouse is located in Homer and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A new county courthouse was constructed adjacent to the old one in 1983. Wikipedia
Wikipedia ==Bonaventure Cemetery=Bonaventure Cemetery is a public cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the book. It is the largest of the city's municipal cemeteries, co...
Located on 301 South Wayne Street, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia. Find a Grave
Place projects are projects on Geni that are focused of a specific geographical place or region. Places profiles are also the precursor to the upcoming Place Profiles feature.=Place project portals= Includes countries and kingdoms, and other top level place project. ==Geographical==* Australia * Canada * Europe** Al-Andalus ** Austro-Hungarian-Empire ** Belarus ** Czech Republic-Bohemia ** Croa...
Baker County is a county in Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,876. The county seat and only city is Newton. The county was created December 12, 1825 from the eastern portion of Early County by an act of the Georgia General Assembly and is named for Colonel John Baker, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. Baker County is included in the Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistica...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Forsyth County, Georgia.= Official Website = History For thousands of years, varying indigenous cultures lived in this area along the Etowah River. Starting near the end of the first millennium, Mound Builders of the Mississippian culture settled in this area; they built earthwork mound structures at nearby Etowah in present-day Barto...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Cherokee County, GA.
The constitutional amendment to create the county was proposed July 7, 1914, and ratified November 3, 1914. It is named after Augustus Bacon , a former United States Senator from Georgia. Wikipedia
The cemetery is located 3 miles east of exit 36, off of I-95, on Highway 341 in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Glynn County, Georgia.= Official Website = Overview Glynn County, one of the original eight counties in the state created on February 5, 1777, was named after John Glynn, a member of the British House of Commons who defended the cause of the American Colonies before the American Revolution. The Battle of Bloody Marsh was fought in Gly...
Please feel free to add profiles for people associated with the city of Atlanta. Wikipedia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. With an estimated 2019 population of 506,811, it is also the 37th most populous city in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to more than 6 million people...
Atkinson County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat is Pearson. The county was formed in 1917 from parts of Coffee and Clinch Counties. It is named for Gov. William Yates Atkinson , Democratic governor of Georgia from 1894 to 1898. In 2003 it had the highest illiteracy rate of any U.S. county at 36%. Wikipedia
The cemetery is located on 1390 Dahlonega Highway, Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia. Official Website Find a Grave Billion Graves
"Owl Rock Church was founded in 1828 by Richmond Barge, Sr., and other members of the Mutual Rights faction (Protestant Movement) that withdrew from the Mount Gilead Methodist Episcopal Church. It is named for an eight foot natural rock closely resembling an owl (Identified by the Indians as the Owl Rock) which is to the rear of the building. (To the left, east side, of the Cemetery Driveway) ...
The cemetery is located on 5195 Lexington Road, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. Official Website Find a Grave
This project is for those from Hall County, Georgia.= Wikipedia =
From the intersection of Highways 78 and 113 in Temple, Carroll County, Georgia, turn north on Highway 113 for 0.4 mile to the dead end at Highway 274. Turn left on 274 for 0.01 mile. Turn right over the railroad tracks. Turn left on West Johnson Street for 0.7 miles to Rainey Road. Turn right on Rainey Road for 0.01 mile to Asbury Road. Turn left on Asbury Road for 0.2 mile, cemetery is on the...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pickens County, Georgia. Official Website The Georgia General Assembly passed an act on December 5, 1853 to create Pickens County. It is named for American Revolutionary War General Andrew Pickens. Most of Pickens County's early industry revolved around marble. Georgia Marble Company is located in Marble Hill near Tate. The marble...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Polk County, Georgia. Official Website The county was created on December 20, 1851 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly and named after James K. Polk, the eleventh President of the United States. Adjacent Counties Floyd County Bartow County Cherokee County, Ala. Paulding County Haralson County Cleburne County...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pulaski County, Georgia. Official Website Pulaski County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 13, 1808 and was named for Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland who fought and died for United States independence in the American Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties Dodge County Bleckley County Wilco...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Putnam County, Georgia. Official Website History Putnam County is named in honor of Israel Putnam, a hero of the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. It was settled by European Americans after the war, as migrants moved down from the Upper South. The county was created on December 10, 1807, by a...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Quitman County, Georgia. Official Website The county was created on December 10, 1858 and named after General John A. Quitman, leader in the Mexican–American War, and once Governor of Mississippi. Adjacent Counties Clay County Randolph County Barbour County, Ala. Stewart County Communities Georgetown (County ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Rabun County, Georgia. Official Website History As early as 1760, explorers came to the area now known as Rabun County. In the 18th century, the population of Cherokee in the area was so heavy that this portion of the Appalachian Mountains was sometimes called the "Cherokee Mountains." The early explorers and settlers divided th...
Please add those who were born, lived or died in Randolph County, Georgia. Official Website Randolph County was created on December 20, 1828, and named after the Virginia planter and politician John Randolph. This area is considered part of the Black Belt, upland areas across the Deep South that were developed in the 19th century as plantations after invention of the cotton gin made proces...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Rockdale County, Georgia. Official Website History Rockdale County was created on October 18, 1870 and received its name from Rockdale Baptist Church (est. 1846), which was named after the granite strata that rests under the county's red clay top soil. Prior to Rockdale becoming a county, the land had been inhabited by the Cree...