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Myrtle Hill is a largely overgrown burial ground on the edge of Cairo, reached where the pavement of 13th Avenue SW gives way to a dirt road. Long hidden in woods, it has been cleared only sporadically and saw just a handful of burials after 2000. A 2005 survey identified about 195 graves.
Myrtle Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Cairo, Grady County. It is one of 63 cemeteries documented in Grady County, among 73 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 30.8627, -84.2195 near Cairo. The nearest cataloged historic site is Godwin Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cairo Cemetery, Zebulon Theater, and Grady County.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Myrtle Hill is a largely overgrown burial ground on the edge of Cairo, reached where the pavement of 13th Avenue SW gives way to a dirt road. Long hidden in woods, it has been cleared only sporadically and saw just a handful of burials after 2000. A 2005 survey identified about 195 graves.
Sources: findagrave.com
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