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New Salem Cemetery serves as the churchyard of New Salem Baptist Church, a rural Jones County congregation whose origins trace back to 1832. For nearly two centuries the surrounding farming families around Gray have been laid to rest here, and the grounds now hold several hundred marked graves. The burial ground remains connected to the still-standing church that shares its name.
New Salem Baptist Cemetery is a cemetery in Gray, Jones County. It is one of 28 cemeteries documented in Jones County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.9870, -83.4204 near Gray. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pickart Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Garrison Road, David Hill Cemetery, and James, Lemuel and Mary House.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
New Salem Cemetery serves as the churchyard of New Salem Baptist Church, a rural Jones County congregation whose origins trace back to 1832. For nearly two centuries the surrounding farming families around Gray have been laid to rest here, and the grounds now hold several hundred marked graves. The burial ground remains connected to the still-standing church that shares its name.
Sources: findagrave.com
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