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This historic town burial ground at Stone Mountain holds roughly 2,800 recorded graves and is best known for its Civil War connections. A section is set aside for Confederate soldiers, including unknown dead interred near the entrance, and a newer Confederate Veterans plot was added around the war's sesquicentennial. The cemetery is counted among the stops on the Sherman's March to the Sea Heritage Trail.
Stone Mountain 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 33.8142, -84.1712 near Stone Mountain. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stone Mountain Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Unknown Confederate Dead, Garrard's Cavalry at Stone Mtn. Depot, and Georgia Railroad Depot.
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 historic town burial ground at Stone Mountain holds roughly 2,800 recorded graves and is best known for its Civil War connections. A section is set aside for Confederate soldiers, including unknown dead interred near the entrance, and a newer Confederate Veterans plot was added around the war's sesquicentennial. The cemetery is counted among the stops on the Sherman's March to the Sea Heritage Trail.
Sources: findagrave.com
“Stone Mountain Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in DeKalb County. This page is the cemetery in Stone Mountain. The others:
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