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This cemetery adjoins Russellville Baptist Church in the Russellville community, roughly ten miles south of Forsyth along Highway 42. The congregation traces its organization to the 1840s, placing the burial ground among the older church cemeteries in southern Monroe County. Nearly all of its graves have been photographed and documented.
Russellville Cemetery is a cemetery in Forsyth, Monroe County. It is one of 67 cemeteries documented in Monroe County, among 87 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.9002, -83.9878 near Forsyth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bazemore Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bird Cemetery, Mount Vernon Cemetery, and Anderson - Barnes - Bagley 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.
This cemetery adjoins Russellville Baptist Church in the Russellville community, roughly ten miles south of Forsyth along Highway 42. The congregation traces its organization to the 1840s, placing the burial ground among the older church cemeteries in southern Monroe County. Nearly all of its graves have been photographed and documented.
Sources: findagrave.com
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