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Once known as Mountain View Cemetery, Melwood sits along East Ponce de Leon Avenue between Clarkston and Stone Mountain and has grown into one of the area's larger burial grounds, with close to 10,000 recorded interments. Older records place it in DeKalb County's 18th land district on the former Atlanta-to-Stone Mountain road.
Melwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Stone Mountain, 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 33.8233, -84.2070 near Stone Mountain. The nearest cataloged historic site is Garrard & Lightburn to Stone Mountain (historical marker), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Stone Mountain Cemetery, Stone Mountain Cemetery, and Unknown Confederate Dead.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Once known as Mountain View Cemetery, Melwood sits along East Ponce de Leon Avenue between Clarkston and Stone Mountain and has grown into one of the area's larger burial grounds, with close to 10,000 recorded interments. Older records place it in DeKalb County's 18th land district on the former Atlanta-to-Stone Mountain road.
Sources: findagrave.com
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