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Spriggs Summerour Cemetery is a small, old family burial ground tucked into the rural northern reaches of Dawson County, Georgia. Its earliest interments date to before Dawson County was created in 1857, a period when this land still lay within the bounds of Lumpkin County. Only about a dozen marked graves survive today, quietly preserving the memory of some of the area's pioneer settlers.
Spriggs Summerour Cemetery is a cemetery in Dawsonville, Dawson County. It is one of 9 cemeteries documented in Dawson County, among 19 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.5348, -84.2044 near Dawsonville. The nearest cataloged historic site is New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Appalachian Trail, High Shoals Cemetery, and Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Springer Mtn).
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Spriggs Summerour Cemetery is a small, old family burial ground tucked into the rural northern reaches of Dawson County, Georgia. Its earliest interments date to before Dawson County was created in 1857, a period when this land still lay within the bounds of Lumpkin County. Only about a dozen marked graves survive today, quietly preserving the memory of some of the area's pioneer settlers.
Sources: findagrave.com
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