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This African Methodist Episcopal churchyard near Attapulgus in Decatur County, Georgia, holds roughly 58 recorded burials. As a Mount Olive AME cemetery, it marks the resting place of a historically Black congregation in the county's south.
Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is a cemetery in Attapulgus, Decatur County. It is one of 54 cemeteries documented in Decatur County, among 86 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 30.7454, -84.5338 near Attapulgus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Chester Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lewis Cemetery Number Two, Poitevint Cemetery, and Attapulgus Church 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.
This African Methodist Episcopal churchyard near Attapulgus in Decatur County, Georgia, holds roughly 58 recorded burials. As a Mount Olive AME cemetery, it marks the resting place of a historically Black congregation in the county's south.
Sources: findagrave.com
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