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Yahoola Baptist Church Cemetery lies along Yahoola Road north of Dahlonega, in the gold-mining country of Lumpkin County. According to records preserved at the site, the original Yahoola Baptist Church was built in the 1840s, placing the congregation and its graveyard among the older mountain churches of the area. More than six hundred burials have been documented at the cemetery.
Yahoola Baptist Church Cemetery is a cemetery in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County. It is one of 6 cemeteries documented in Lumpkin County, among 39 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.6142, -83.9834 near Dahlonega. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trahlyta’s Grave (historical marker), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Consolidated Gold Mines, and Dahlonega Mustering Grounds.
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Yahoola Baptist Church Cemetery lies along Yahoola Road north of Dahlonega, in the gold-mining country of Lumpkin County. According to records preserved at the site, the original Yahoola Baptist Church was built in the 1840s, placing the congregation and its graveyard among the older mountain churches of the area. More than six hundred burials have been documented at the cemetery.
Sources: findagrave.com
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