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Also recorded as Old Line Cemetery, this Peyton burial ground stands across the road from the newer Line Baptist Church cemetery and is the older of the two sites. It holds the community's earliest graves, and nearly all of its markers have been photographed and catalogued by researchers. Its story is bound to the same long-standing congregation that later opened the modern cemetery nearby.
Peyton Cemetery is a cemetery in Hollingsworth, Banks County. It is one of 44 cemeteries documented in Banks County, among 61 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.4126, -83.5078 near Hollingsworth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Line Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Line Baptist Church, Jordan Cemetery, and Indian Boundary.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also recorded as Old Line Cemetery, this Peyton burial ground stands across the road from the newer Line Baptist Church cemetery and is the older of the two sites. It holds the community's earliest graves, and nearly all of its markers have been photographed and catalogued by researchers. Its story is bound to the same long-standing congregation that later opened the modern cemetery nearby.
Sources: findagrave.com
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