Montgomery Cemetery

This family burying ground holds Major James McC. Montgomery (1770-1842), among the first settlers to put down permanent roots in what became Fulton County, a soldier, ferryman, and officeholder who shaped the area's frontier beginnings.

Montgomery Cemetery is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 1961. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8194, -84.4517 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Montgomery-DeFoor House Site (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Johnston’s Army Crossed the River, Standing Peach Tree, and Fort Peach Tree.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.