Historical Marker

West End Cemetery (1956)

Quitman · Brooks County · Erected 1956

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Opened in 1859 as Quitman's first burying ground, this Victorian-style cemetery holds the town's founders and hundreds of citizens, including Confederate soldiers tended since 1869 by a local memorial association.

About this site

West End Cemetery is a historical marker in Quitman, Brooks County, erected in 1956. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Brooks County, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.7852, -83.5667 near Quitman. The nearest cataloged historic site is West End Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Harris--Ramsey--Norris House, Brooks County Jail, and Brooks County Courthouse.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Quitman, Brooks County

“West End Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Brooks County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1956 in Quitman. The others:

West End Cemetery — Cemetery in Quitman

📍 30.7852, -83.5667 · Quitman, Brooks County

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