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This burial ground in the rural Coopers community was first known as Elm Cemetery, taking that name around the time of its earliest interment in the late 1890s. It was renamed for the Cooperville Baptist Church after the congregation's building went up in 1904. Roughly three hundred graves have since been recorded on the grounds beside and behind the church.
Cooperville Baptist Church Cemetery is a cemetery in Milledgeville, Baldwin County. It is one of 38 cemeteries documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.9796, -83.2906 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Camp Creek Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Salem Cemetery, and Oak Grove Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
This burial ground in the rural Coopers community was first known as Elm Cemetery, taking that name around the time of its earliest interment in the late 1890s. It was renamed for the Cooperville Baptist Church after the congregation's building went up in 1904. Roughly three hundred graves have since been recorded on the grounds beside and behind the church.
Sources: findagrave.com
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