Cemetery

Rose Hill Cemetery

Alma · Bacon County

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The Story

Rose Hill Cemetery is the principal municipal burying ground of Alma, the seat of Bacon County, and its grounds hold several thousand graves. Among those interred here is Braswell Drue Deen (1893-1981), who represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives. The cemetery is also the resting place of Daniel Warnell Lee Sr. (1919-1985), a World War II soldier recognized with the Medal of Honor.

About this site

Rose Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Alma, Bacon County. It is one of 36 cemeteries documented in Bacon County, among 43 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.5364, -82.4576 near Alma. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bacon County Courthouse (historic place), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bacon County School, Rabinowitz Building, and Bacon County.

This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Rose Hill Cemetery is the principal municipal burying ground of Alma, the seat of Bacon County, and its grounds hold several thousand graves. Among those interred here is Braswell Drue Deen (1893-1981), who represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives. The cemetery is also the resting place of Daniel Warnell Lee Sr. (1919-1985), a World War II soldier recognized with the Medal of Honor.

Sources: findagrave.com

📍 31.5364, -82.4576 · Alma, Bacon County
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