Recorded on Find a Grave simply as Turnpike Cemetery, this Telfair County church burial ground holds about 129 memorials. Its name recalls an old turnpike road through the area, and roughly 83 percent of its graves have been photographed.
Turnpike Church Cemetery
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Turnpike Church Cemetery is a cemetery in McRae-Helena, Telfair County. It is one of 38 cemeteries documented in Telfair County, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.9835, -82.8966 near McRae-Helena. The nearest cataloged historic site is McLean Cemetery (cemetery), about 3.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Trinity Cemetery, Talmadge Home, and Telfair Memorial Gardens.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Recorded on Find a Grave simply as Turnpike Cemetery, this Telfair County church burial ground holds about 129 memorials. Its name recalls an old turnpike road through the area, and roughly 83 percent of its graves have been photographed.
Sources: findagrave.com
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