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Tybee Memorial Cemetery is the only cemetery on Tybee Island, and its early history is not fully documented. Local tradition holds that the community set aside the plot in the 1870s, in part to bury shipwreck and drowning victims recovered along the shore. The small burial ground is now part of the island's Memorial Park, and a historical marker was placed there in 2005 by the Tybee Beautification Association.
Tybee Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery in Tybee Island, 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 32.0084, -80.8445 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tybee Memorial Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include City Hall - 1940, Morgan--Ille Cottage, and Abrahams, Edmund and Mildred, Raised Tybee Cottage.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Tybee Memorial Cemetery is the only cemetery on Tybee Island, and its early history is not fully documented. Local tradition holds that the community set aside the plot in the 1870s, in part to bury shipwreck and drowning victims recovered along the shore. The small burial ground is now part of the island's Memorial Park, and a historical marker was placed there in 2005 by the Tybee Beautification Association.
Sources: hmdb.org
“Tybee Memorial Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Chatham County. This page is the cemetery in Tybee Island. The others:
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