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Gornto Cemetery is a rural graveyard in western Brooks County near Barney, named for the Gornto family long rooted in the area. Roughly 71 burials have been catalogued there. Most of its stones have been photographed by Find a Grave volunteers.
Gornto Cemetery is a cemetery in Barney, Brooks County. It is one of 49 cemeteries documented in Brooks County, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.0015, -83.4912 near Barney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Barney Colored Elementary School (historical marker), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hall Cemetery, Old Coffee Road, and Mount Zion Camp Ground.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Gornto Cemetery is a rural graveyard in western Brooks County near Barney, named for the Gornto family long rooted in the area. Roughly 71 burials have been catalogued there. Most of its stones have been photographed by Find a Grave volunteers.
Sources: findagrave.com
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