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This is the municipal burial ground of Buchanan, the seat of Haralson County, and it holds more than 1,800 recorded graves spanning generations of local families. Its most notable resident is Major League Baseball pitcher Whitlow "Whit" Wyatt (1907-1999), who anchored the staff of the 1941 National League pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers before making his later home in Buchanan. The cemetery serves as a record of the town's civic and family history.
Buchanan City Cemetery is a cemetery in Buchanan, Haralson County. It is one of 30 cemeteries documented in Haralson County, among 35 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8089, -85.1916 near Buchanan. The nearest cataloged historic site is Haralson County Courthouse (historic place), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Haralson County, Haralson County Courthouse, and Mount Vernon 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.
This is the municipal burial ground of Buchanan, the seat of Haralson County, and it holds more than 1,800 recorded graves spanning generations of local families. Its most notable resident is Major League Baseball pitcher Whitlow "Whit" Wyatt (1907-1999), who anchored the staff of the 1941 National League pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers before making his later home in Buchanan. The cemetery serves as a record of the town's civic and family history.
Sources: findagrave.com
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