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Established in 1838, Oak Hill Cemetery ranks among the oldest burial grounds in Cartersville. The city acquired the property in 1850 from the former Ebeneezer Methodist Church, the congregation that would later become Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church. Since then it has been owned and maintained by the City of Cartersville as a perpetual-care cemetery, and it remains the community's principal burial ground, with well over 13,000 recorded interments.
Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Cartersville, Bartow County. It is one of 107 cemeteries documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.1779, -84.8080 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is John W. Akin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pierce Manning Butler Young, (1836-1896), Pettit Creek, and Roselawn.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Established in 1838, Oak Hill Cemetery ranks among the oldest burial grounds in Cartersville. The city acquired the property in 1850 from the former Ebeneezer Methodist Church, the congregation that would later become Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church. Since then it has been owned and maintained by the City of Cartersville as a perpetual-care cemetery, and it remains the community's principal burial ground, with well over 13,000 recorded interments.
Sources: findagrave.com
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