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Recorded on Find a Grave as Sowhatchee Cemetery with the alternate name Zion Freewill Baptist Cemetery, this Blakely-area burial ground holds about 516 documented graves, one of the larger cemeteries in Early County. Roughly 90 percent of its markers have been photographed by volunteers.
Zion Freewill Baptist Cemetery is a cemetery in Blakely, Early County. It is one of 35 cemeteries documented in Early County, among 51 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.2851, -85.0031 near Blakely. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rock Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about 3.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery, Greene Cemetery, and Covered Bridge 2 Mi..
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Recorded on Find a Grave as Sowhatchee Cemetery with the alternate name Zion Freewill Baptist Cemetery, this Blakely-area burial ground holds about 516 documented graves, one of the larger cemeteries in Early County. Roughly 90 percent of its markers have been photographed by volunteers.
Sources: findagrave.com
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