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The Primitive Baptist congregation at Brushy Creek maintains this large cemetery outside Ocilla, where Find a Grave lists close to 1,856 recorded burials. That makes it one of the biggest church cemeteries in Irwin County, and volunteers have photographed nearly nine in ten of its markers.
Brushy Creek Cemetery is a cemetery in Ocilla, Irwin County. It is one of 57 cemeteries documented in Irwin County, among 68 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.5463, -83.2297 near Ocilla. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dorminy's Meeting House Young's Meeting House Brushy Creek (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William F Paulk Cemetery, Veterans of All Wars Memorial, and Irwin County Courthouse.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Primitive Baptist congregation at Brushy Creek maintains this large cemetery outside Ocilla, where Find a Grave lists close to 1,856 recorded burials. That makes it one of the biggest church cemeteries in Irwin County, and volunteers have photographed nearly nine in ten of its markers.
Sources: findagrave.com
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