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Lakeland's main municipal burial ground, recorded on Find a Grave as City Cemetery and also known as Greenlawn Cemetery, sits along West Main Street and holds well over a thousand documented graves. Its most notable resident is Eurith Dickinson "E.D." Rivers (1895-1967), who served as Governor of Georgia from 1937 to 1941 and made his home in Lakeland. The grounds remain a resting place for many of the families tied to the town, which was originally known as Milltown.
Lakeland Cemetery is a cemetery in Lakeland, Lanier County. It is one of 6 cemeteries documented in Lanier County, among 12 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.0432, -83.0700 near Lakeland. The nearest cataloged historic site is Charles Knight Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Lanier County Auditorium and Grammar School, Lanier County, and Lanier 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.
Lakeland's main municipal burial ground, recorded on Find a Grave as City Cemetery and also known as Greenlawn Cemetery, sits along West Main Street and holds well over a thousand documented graves. Its most notable resident is Eurith Dickinson "E.D." Rivers (1895-1967), who served as Governor of Georgia from 1937 to 1941 and made his home in Lakeland. The grounds remain a resting place for many of the families tied to the town, which was originally known as Milltown.
Sources: findagrave.com
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