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Fairfield Church Cemetery is the burying ground of the Fairfield CME (Christian Methodist Episcopal) congregation, reached by way of Concord Road south of Highway 362 in the Hollonville area of Pike County. Because it belongs to a CME church—the denomination organized by formerly enslaved Methodists in the years after the Civil War—the cemetery reflects the heritage of the county's historic African American community. Its grounds hold roughly 175 recorded burials.
Fairfield Church Cemetery is a cemetery in Concord, Pike County. It is one of 63 cemeteries documented in Pike County, among 68 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.1568, -84.4621 near Concord. The nearest cataloged historic site is Flat Rock Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ackiss Cemetery, Friendship Church Cemetery, and Coggin 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.
Fairfield Church Cemetery is the burying ground of the Fairfield CME (Christian Methodist Episcopal) congregation, reached by way of Concord Road south of Highway 362 in the Hollonville area of Pike County. Because it belongs to a CME church—the denomination organized by formerly enslaved Methodists in the years after the Civil War—the cemetery reflects the heritage of the county's historic African American community. Its grounds hold roughly 175 recorded burials.
Sources: findagrave.com
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