The Story
Serving the seat of Meriwether County, Greenville City Cemetery holds well over a thousand graves reaching back into the 1800s. Several figures of statewide importance rest here, among them Joseph Meriwether Terrell, who served as Governor of Georgia in the early twentieth century, and Hiram Warner, a jurist who sat as chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Confederate veteran and U.S. Congressman Henry Richard Harris is buried on the grounds as well, tying the cemetery closely to nineteenth-century Georgia politics.
About this site
Greenville City Cemetery is a cemetery in Greenville, Meriwether County. It is one of 97 cemeteries documented in Meriwether County, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0317, -84.7093 near Greenville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Meriwether County Jail (historic place), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Meriwether County Courthouse, Meriwether County, and Noted Indian Trail.
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
Serving the seat of Meriwether County, Greenville City Cemetery holds well over a thousand graves reaching back into the 1800s. Several figures of statewide importance rest here, among them Joseph Meriwether Terrell, who served as Governor of Georgia in the early twentieth century, and Hiram Warner, a jurist who sat as chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Confederate veteran and U.S. Congressman Henry Richard Harris is buried on the grounds as well, tying the cemetery closely to nineteenth-century Georgia politics.
Sources: findagrave.com
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