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Established in 1888, this Doraville cemetery is the burial ground of the Greater Mount Carmel African Methodist Episcopal congregation, which had organized in the late 1870s and met in homes and an Odd Fellows lodge hall before building its first sanctuary beside the graves in 1912. The church's founding pastor, the Reverend George Washington Ghoulston, is buried here, and the oldest legible marker belongs to Mary Jett, who died in 1898.
Greater Mount Carmel African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery is a cemetery in Doraville, DeKalb County. It is one of 34 cemeteries documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.9099, -84.2699 near Doraville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Garrard's Cavalry at Buchanan's (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Prosperity Cemetery, The Rainey Plantation, and Logan's & Blair's Camp Nancy's Creek.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Established in 1888, this Doraville cemetery is the burial ground of the Greater Mount Carmel African Methodist Episcopal congregation, which had organized in the late 1870s and met in homes and an Odd Fellows lodge hall before building its first sanctuary beside the graves in 1912. The church's founding pastor, the Reverend George Washington Ghoulston, is buried here, and the oldest legible marker belongs to Mary Jett, who died in 1898.
Sources: findagrave.com
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