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One of Montezuma's older burial grounds, Felton Cemetery sits just off State Highway 49 near its junction with Highway 90, in plain view of the road, and holds well over a thousand documented graves reaching back into the 19th century. It is the resting place of two notable Georgians: Elijah Banks Lewis (1854-1920), who served as a United States Congressman from Georgia, and James Sanford "Jimmy" Lavender (1884-1960), a Major League Baseball pitcher of the early 1900s.
Felton Cemetery is a cemetery in Montezuma, Macon County. It is one of 15 cemeteries documented in Macon County, among 35 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.3004, -84.0336 near Montezuma. The nearest cataloged historic site is Montezuma Depot (historic place), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include DeVaughn-Lewis House, Confederate Soldiers Monument, and Travelers Rest 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.
One of Montezuma's older burial grounds, Felton Cemetery sits just off State Highway 49 near its junction with Highway 90, in plain view of the road, and holds well over a thousand documented graves reaching back into the 19th century. It is the resting place of two notable Georgians: Elijah Banks Lewis (1854-1920), who served as a United States Congressman from Georgia, and James Sanford "Jimmy" Lavender (1884-1960), a Major League Baseball pitcher of the early 1900s.
Sources: findagrave.com
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