Cemetery

Saint Pauls Cemetery

Silver Creek · Floyd County

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The Story

Long carried under the neighborhood name Jigtown, this cemetery on Pleasant Valley Road is linked to a historically African American community on the eastern side of Rome. Its name points to a St. Paul's church that once anchored the neighborhood, and about 125 burials have been recorded at the site.

About this site

Saint Pauls Cemetery is a cemetery in Silver Creek, 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 34.1887, -85.1436 near Silver Creek. The nearest cataloged historic site is Silver Creek Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Medora Field Perkerson, Old Brick Mill, and Floyd Memory Gardens 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

Long carried under the neighborhood name Jigtown, this cemetery on Pleasant Valley Road is linked to a historically African American community on the eastern side of Rome. Its name points to a St. Paul's church that once anchored the neighborhood, and about 125 burials have been recorded at the site.

Sources: findagrave.com

📍 34.1887, -85.1436 · Silver Creek, Floyd County
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