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Jonesville Cemetery, also recorded as the Dobbins Slave Cemetery and Mount Sinai Cemetery, lies on what is now Dobbins Air Reserve Base land in Marietta. It holds the graves of freed slaves, many of whom rest in unmarked plots, and workers at the base long referred to it simply as the Slave Cemetery. Mount Sinai Baptist Church has taken on the work of clearing and caring for the grounds.
Jonesville Cemetery is a cemetery in Marietta, Cobb County. It is one of 186 cemeteries documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.9243, -84.5203 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wildwood Park Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bankston, J. C., Rock House, Life University, and New Hope Methodist 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.
Jonesville Cemetery, also recorded as the Dobbins Slave Cemetery and Mount Sinai Cemetery, lies on what is now Dobbins Air Reserve Base land in Marietta. It holds the graves of freed slaves, many of whom rest in unmarked plots, and workers at the base long referred to it simply as the Slave Cemetery. Mount Sinai Baptist Church has taken on the work of clearing and caring for the grounds.
Sources: findagrave.com
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