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This family burial ground holds Zachariah and Lincella Claxton, South Carolina natives who bought 500 acres and settled here in 1855; Lincella, buried about 1872, was the first laid to rest on the land.
Historical Marker
Claxton Historic Burial Site
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About this site
Claxton Historic Burial Site is a historical marker in Wrightsville, Johnson County. It is one of 8 historical markers documented in Johnson County, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.7935, -82.5453 near Wrightsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Price Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Sunbury Road, Old Sunbury Road, and Gum Log Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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