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Smyrna Memorial Cemetery traces its origins to the 1838-1846 period and is traditionally linked to the town's early Methodist congregation; its oldest marked grave belongs to Elijah Fleming, who died in 1848. The burial ground lies in an area heavily contested during the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, and an early church deed to the property was reportedly destroyed during the Civil War. The Methodist church conveyed the cemetery to the City of Smyrna in 1959.
Smyrna Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery in Smyrna, 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 33.8830, -84.5149 near Smyrna. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Smyrna, Mount Zion Cemetery, and New Smyrna 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.
Smyrna Memorial Cemetery traces its origins to the 1838-1846 period and is traditionally linked to the town's early Methodist congregation; its oldest marked grave belongs to Elijah Fleming, who died in 1848. The burial ground lies in an area heavily contested during the 1864 Atlanta Campaign, and an early church deed to the property was reportedly destroyed during the Civil War. The Methodist church conveyed the cemetery to the City of Smyrna in 1959.
Sources: hmdb.orgsightseersdelight.com
“Smyrna Memorial Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Cobb County. This page is the cemetery in Smyrna. The others:
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