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Known as God's Acre, this small burial ground is associated with the Moravian mission at Spring Place, an early 19th-century mission to the Cherokee. The recorded graves date from roughly 1812 to 1834. Nine names are documented, along with several unmarked burials, and a stone marker on the site lists those known to rest here.
Moravian Mission Cemetery is a cemetery in Spring Place, Murray County. It is one of 22 cemeteries documented in Murray County, among 41 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.7610, -84.8161 near Spring Place. The nearest cataloged historic site is Anna Rosina Kliest Gambold (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Moravian Mission to the Cherokee Indians, Springplace Moravian Mission & School, and Old Federal Road.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Known as God's Acre, this small burial ground is associated with the Moravian mission at Spring Place, an early 19th-century mission to the Cherokee. The recorded graves date from roughly 1812 to 1834. Nine names are documented, along with several unmarked burials, and a stone marker on the site lists those known to rest here.
Sources: findagrave.com
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