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Oak Hill is Newnan's principal historic burial ground, laid out along Jefferson Street with its oldest sections tied to the town's 19th-century founding families. Among the thousands interred here are two Georgia governors, Ellis Gibbs Arnall and William Yates Atkinson, along with a half-dozen U.S. congressmen who represented the district. A separate Confederate section, catalogued as Section 21, holds soldiers' graves from the Civil War era.
Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Newnan, Coweta County. It is one of 94 cemeteries documented in Coweta County, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.3853, -84.7977 near Newnan. The nearest cataloged historic site is Confederate Dead (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Willcoxon--Arnold House, Colonel Daniel Newnan, and Governor Ellis Gibbs Arnall.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Oak Hill is Newnan's principal historic burial ground, laid out along Jefferson Street with its oldest sections tied to the town's 19th-century founding families. Among the thousands interred here are two Georgia governors, Ellis Gibbs Arnall and William Yates Atkinson, along with a half-dozen U.S. congressmen who represented the district. A separate Confederate section, catalogued as Section 21, holds soldiers' graves from the Civil War era.
Sources: findagrave.com
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