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Antioch Cemetery is the burial ground of Antioch Baptist Church, a historically African American congregation on Moultrie Road in Albany that has occupied its site since the mid-1800s. The cemetery holds the graves of generations of the surrounding community, including individuals who served in the U.S. military, and it adjoins the neighboring Nelms family cemetery. It remains an important record of Dougherty County's African American heritage.
Antioch Cemetery is a cemetery in Albany, Dougherty County. It is one of 19 cemeteries documented in Dougherty County, among 62 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.4798, -84.0188 near Albany. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 3.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rocky Mount Cemetery, Parkerville Cemetery, and Hill 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.
Antioch Cemetery is the burial ground of Antioch Baptist Church, a historically African American congregation on Moultrie Road in Albany that has occupied its site since the mid-1800s. The cemetery holds the graves of generations of the surrounding community, including individuals who served in the U.S. military, and it adjoins the neighboring Nelms family cemetery. It remains an important record of Dougherty County's African American heritage.
Sources: files.usgwarchives.net
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