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Daniel Cemetery, now known as Shady Grove Cemetery, lies along Daniel Cemetery Road in rural Sumter County outside Americus. The burial ground dates to the 1800s and served the area's African American community, with some of its oldest marked graves reaching back to that century. Many of its interments were documented by the late Sumter County historian Alan Anderson before the grounds passed to new ownership and renewed upkeep.
Daniel Cemetery is a cemetery in Americus, Sumter County. It is one of 42 cemeteries documented in Sumter County, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.1021, -84.1381 near Americus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bradley Cemetery, Lindbergh's Solo Flight, and Charles A. Lindbergh.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Daniel Cemetery, now known as Shady Grove Cemetery, lies along Daniel Cemetery Road in rural Sumter County outside Americus. The burial ground dates to the 1800s and served the area's African American community, with some of its oldest marked graves reaching back to that century. Many of its interments were documented by the late Sumter County historian Alan Anderson before the grounds passed to new ownership and renewed upkeep.
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