Cemetery

Gay Cemetery

Rentz · Laurens County

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The Story

Gay Cemetery is a family and community burial ground in the Rentz vicinity of southern Laurens County. It holds roughly 166 recorded graves, about 87 percent of them photographed, and seven interments carry GPS coordinates. The name reflects the Gay family long established in the surrounding countryside.

About this site

Gay Cemetery is a cemetery in Rentz, Laurens County. It is one of 59 cemeteries documented in Laurens County, among 73 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.3265, -82.9420 near Rentz. The nearest cataloged historic site is Keen Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hobbs Cemetery, Register Cemetery, and Coleman Cemetery.

This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Gay Cemetery is a family and community burial ground in the Rentz vicinity of southern Laurens County. It holds roughly 166 recorded graves, about 87 percent of them photographed, and seven interments carry GPS coordinates. The name reflects the Gay family long established in the surrounding countryside.

Sources: findagrave.com

📍 32.3265, -82.9420 · Rentz, Laurens County
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