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This small, now largely neglected burial ground in Scottdale is tied to the community that grew up around the Scottdale cotton mill, and a memorial wall on the grounds records its formal name. Tucked at the end of Jordan Lane past Washington Memorial Gardens, it holds a couple hundred recorded graves that have gradually been reclaimed by the surrounding woods.
Scottdale Mills Cemetery is a cemetery in Decatur, 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 33.7955, -84.2712 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is Washington Memorial Gardens (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Anderson Cemetery, The Gutzon Borglum House, and The Waffle House.
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 small, now largely neglected burial ground in Scottdale is tied to the community that grew up around the Scottdale cotton mill, and a memorial wall on the grounds records its formal name. Tucked at the end of Jordan Lane past Washington Memorial Gardens, it holds a couple hundred recorded graves that have gradually been reclaimed by the surrounding woods.
Sources: findagrave.com
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