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Matthew Chapel Cemetery, also called Turner's Bend Cemetery, lies on May's Bridge Road in the Coosa community and contains roughly 166 documented graves. About three-quarters of its memorials have been photographed.
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Matthew Cemetery
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About this site
Matthew 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 34.2410, -85.3090 near Rome. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mount Pleasant Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pisgah Cemetery, Mountain End Lake Cemetery, and Padlock 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.
History
Matthew Chapel Cemetery, also called Turner's Bend Cemetery, lies on May's Bridge Road in the Coosa community and contains roughly 166 documented graves. About three-quarters of its memorials have been photographed.
Sources: findagrave.com
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