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The churchyard of Isle of Hope United Methodist Church, a congregation organized in 1851 on the island south of Savannah, contains marked graves dating from about 1860. During the Civil War the sanctuary was pressed into service as a hospital, and 33 young volunteers from Effingham County who died there are buried in the yard, marked as unnamed Confederate soldiers. The riverside community was once a popular summer resort reached by streetcar from the city.
Isle of Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery is a cemetery in Savannah, Chatham County. It is one of 48 cemeteries documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.9821, -81.0595 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Isle of Hope Methodist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wormsloe State Historic Site, Williams, Clarence and Louise Golden, House, and Old Church Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The churchyard of Isle of Hope United Methodist Church, a congregation organized in 1851 on the island south of Savannah, contains marked graves dating from about 1860. During the Civil War the sanctuary was pressed into service as a hospital, and 33 young volunteers from Effingham County who died there are buried in the yard, marked as unnamed Confederate soldiers. The riverside community was once a popular summer resort reached by streetcar from the city.
Sources: georgiahistory.comhrcga.org
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