Cemetery

Company Cemetery

Rising Fawn · Dade County

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The Story

Company Cemetery lies near Rising Fawn in southern Dade County, an area shaped in the 19th century by the Rising Fawn Iron Furnace and its convict-labor mining operations. Find a Grave counts about 54 burials at the site, with a little over ninety percent photographed. The name echoes the industrial company towns that once dotted this stretch of the valley.

About this site

Company Cemetery is a cemetery in Rising Fawn, Dade County. It is one of 31 cemeteries documented in Dade County, among 45 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.7626, -85.5202 near Rising Fawn. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hanna Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Easley Cemetery, Miller Cemetery, and Nisbet Plantation.

This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Company Cemetery lies near Rising Fawn in southern Dade County, an area shaped in the 19th century by the Rising Fawn Iron Furnace and its convict-labor mining operations. Find a Grave counts about 54 burials at the site, with a little over ninety percent photographed. The name echoes the industrial company towns that once dotted this stretch of the valley.

Sources: findagrave.com

📍 34.7626, -85.5202 · Rising Fawn, Dade County
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