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Also recorded as Bethel AME Church Cemetery, this graveyard in south Rome is tied to a historically African American congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The site carries the heritage of the Bethel AME community, with roughly 170 documented burials among its graves.
Bethel Cemetery is a cemetery in Rome, Floyd County. It is one of 99 cemeteries documented in Floyd County, among 160 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.2071, -85.0897 near Rome. The nearest cataloged historic site is Spring Creek Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Floyd Memory Gardens Cemetery, Unity Cemetery, and Adams - Snowden Family 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.
Also recorded as Bethel AME Church Cemetery, this graveyard in south Rome is tied to a historically African American congregation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The site carries the heritage of the Bethel AME community, with roughly 170 documented burials among its graves.
Sources: findagrave.com
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