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Mount Gilead Cemetery lies off Fortson Road in the Highland Pines area on the north side of Columbus. Find a Grave documents about 172 interments at the site, roughly 44 percent of them photographed by volunteers.
Cemetery
Mount Gilead Cemetery
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About this site
Mount Gilead Cemetery is a cemetery in Columbus, Muscogee County. It is one of 25 cemeteries documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.5860, -84.9467 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fortson General Store (historical marker), about 1.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fortson House / The Fortson Community, Pierce Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, and Water Shiloh 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.
History
Mount Gilead Cemetery lies off Fortson Road in the Highland Pines area on the north side of Columbus. Find a Grave documents about 172 interments at the site, roughly 44 percent of them photographed by volunteers.
Sources: findagrave.com
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