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Also known as the Penfield Baptist Church Cemetery, this burial ground serves the historic community of Penfield, which was the original home of Mercer University before the school relocated to Macon. It is a community cemetery open to anyone who has lived in Penfield, and it holds more than 700 recorded graves. A group of local residents cleaned up and restored the grounds in the late 1940s, and a marker on the site recalls the village's role in the university's founding.
Penfield Cemetery is a cemetery in Union Point, Greene County. It is one of 76 cemeteries documented in Greene County, among 117 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.6735, -83.1733 near Union Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is “Old Mercer” (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Shiloh Cemetery, Geer Cemetery, and Shiloh Baptist Church 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.
Also known as the Penfield Baptist Church Cemetery, this burial ground serves the historic community of Penfield, which was the original home of Mercer University before the school relocated to Macon. It is a community cemetery open to anyone who has lived in Penfield, and it holds more than 700 recorded graves. A group of local residents cleaned up and restored the grounds in the late 1940s, and a marker on the site recalls the village's role in the university's founding.
Sources: findagrave.com
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