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West View Cemetery, also recorded as Wrightsville Cemetery, is the principal burial ground of Wrightsville, the seat of Johnson County, and now holds more than 3,700 documented graves. Among those interred here is Dr. James Roy Rowland Jr. (1926-2022), a physician who went on to serve Georgia in the United States House of Representatives. Its size and long span of use mark it as the leading historic cemetery of the county seat.
West View Cemetery is a cemetery in Wrightsville, Johnson County. It is one of 31 cemeteries documented in Johnson County, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.7313, -82.7318 near Wrightsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Johnson County (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Confederate Memorial, The March to the Sea, and Johnson 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.
West View Cemetery, also recorded as Wrightsville Cemetery, is the principal burial ground of Wrightsville, the seat of Johnson County, and now holds more than 3,700 documented graves. Among those interred here is Dr. James Roy Rowland Jr. (1926-2022), a physician who went on to serve Georgia in the United States House of Representatives. Its size and long span of use mark it as the leading historic cemetery of the county seat.
Sources: findagrave.com
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