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The burial ground of St. James Episcopal Church was founded in 1849 as a plot laid out on the far corner of the congregation's twenty-acre property, near Winn Street and what is now Polk Street in Marietta. The first interments took place in 1850, and the cemetery has remained in use ever since.
Saint James 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 33.9548, -84.5564 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Root House (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Manning Cabin, 1916 Glover Machine Works Locomotive, and Kennesaw House.
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 burial ground of St. James Episcopal Church was founded in 1849 as a plot laid out on the far corner of the congregation's twenty-acre property, near Winn Street and what is now Polk Street in Marietta. The first interments took place in 1850, and the cemetery has remained in use ever since.
Sources: findagrave.com
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