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This is the municipal burial ground of Louisville, the Jefferson County seat that served as Georgia's state capital from 1796 to 1806. With more than two thousand recorded interments, it is among the largest and oldest cemeteries in the county and is laid out in several distinct sections. Its most notable resident is Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812-1880), who served as governor of Georgia and ran for vice president in 1860 on the Stephen A. Douglas ticket.
Louisville City Cemetery is a cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County. It is one of 96 cemeteries documented in Jefferson County, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0039, -82.4126 near Louisville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battey - Heard Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Market, Louisville, Georgia, and Nancy Hart Highway.
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 Louisville, the Jefferson County seat that served as Georgia's state capital from 1796 to 1806. With more than two thousand recorded interments, it is among the largest and oldest cemeteries in the county and is laid out in several distinct sections. Its most notable resident is Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812-1880), who served as governor of Georgia and ran for vice president in 1860 on the Stephen A. Douglas ticket.
Sources: findagrave.com
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