Old Pioneer Cemetery

Fort Gaines's first burying ground, with stones dating to 1830, holds Georgia militia general John Dill and his family in an enclosed lot; both Black and white early settlers lie here, many in unmarked graves.

Old Pioneer Cemetery is a historical marker in Fort Gaines, Clay County, erected in 1980. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Clay County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.6057, -85.0524 near Fort Gaines. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Gaines Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fort Gaines, The Old Lattice Bridge, and In the Confederacy.

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