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Union AME Church traces its beginnings to the years just after the Civil War, when a former plantation owner deeded a parcel of land to the newly organized African Methodist Episcopal congregation. The church and its adjoining burial ground stand along U.S. Highway 27 north of Bluffton, with the graves set directly beside the sanctuary. Interments here reach back to the late 1800s, making it one of Clay County's early African American church cemeteries.
Union African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is a cemetery in Bluffton, Clay County. It is one of 39 cemeteries documented in Clay County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.5477, -84.8604 near Bluffton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bluffton Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Lord's Acre, Friendship Cemetery, and Enterprise 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.
Union AME Church traces its beginnings to the years just after the Civil War, when a former plantation owner deeded a parcel of land to the newly organized African Methodist Episcopal congregation. The church and its adjoining burial ground stand along U.S. Highway 27 north of Bluffton, with the graves set directly beside the sanctuary. Interments here reach back to the late 1800s, making it one of Clay County's early African American church cemeteries.
Sources: findagrave.com
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