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This Richmond County burial ground appears on Find a Grave under the primary name Passworth Cemetery, with Chavous Cemetery listed as its alternate title. It holds around 150 documented graves, roughly three-quarters of them photographed and about fifty pinned with GPS locations. The dual naming reflects two of the families historically associated with the site.
Chavous Cemetery is a cemetery in Augusta, Richmond County. It is one of 60 cemeteries documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4296, -82.0701 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Morgan Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include President McKinley Visit to Augusta, Mount Olive Memorial Gardens, and Hillcrest Memorial Park 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 Richmond County burial ground appears on Find a Grave under the primary name Passworth Cemetery, with Chavous Cemetery listed as its alternate title. It holds around 150 documented graves, roughly three-quarters of them photographed and about fifty pinned with GPS locations. The dual naming reflects two of the families historically associated with the site.
Sources: findagrave.com
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