The Story
Old South Bend Cemetery, sometimes recorded as South Bend Methodist Church Cemetery or Silver Brook Cemetery, is a nineteenth-century burial ground in southeast Atlanta near the federal penitentiary. It was long tended by the South Bend Methodist Church, which stood a few blocks away until the congregation disbanded in the 1990s. After years of neglect left the grounds overgrown, a group of volunteers cleared and restored the site between 2008 and 2011, recovering several hundred marked graves.
About this site
Old South Bend Historic Cemetery is a cemetery in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 71 cemeteries documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.6947, -84.3597 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Chestnut Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Route of Stewart's Corps from Atlanta, South - View Cemetery, and Hardee's Night March.
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
Old South Bend Cemetery, sometimes recorded as South Bend Methodist Church Cemetery or Silver Brook Cemetery, is a nineteenth-century burial ground in southeast Atlanta near the federal penitentiary. It was long tended by the South Bend Methodist Church, which stood a few blocks away until the congregation disbanded in the 1990s. After years of neglect left the grounds overgrown, a group of volunteers cleared and restored the site between 2008 and 2011, recovering several hundred marked graves.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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