Also known as the Statesboro City Cemetery, Eastside is the principal municipal burial ground of Statesboro, the seat of Bulloch County, and holds well over five thousand marked graves. Among those interred here are three men who represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives: Robert Lee Moore, Homer Cling Parker, and Prince Hulon Preston Jr. The cemetery is also the resting place of Emma Kelly, the pianist and singer remembered as the 'Lady of 6,000 Songs.'
Eastside Cemetery
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Eastside Cemetery is a cemetery in Statesboro, Bulloch County. It is one of 72 cemeteries documented in Bulloch County, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.4516, -81.7715 near Statesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Statesboro, Georgia (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Dover & Statesboro Railroad, Willie McTell Trail, and Donehoo--Brannen House.
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 known as the Statesboro City Cemetery, Eastside is the principal municipal burial ground of Statesboro, the seat of Bulloch County, and holds well over five thousand marked graves. Among those interred here are three men who represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives: Robert Lee Moore, Homer Cling Parker, and Prince Hulon Preston Jr. The cemetery is also the resting place of Emma Kelly, the pianist and singer remembered as the 'Lady of 6,000 Songs.'
Sources: findagrave.com
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