Cemetery

Lower Hightower Cemetery

Hiawassee · Towns County

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The Story

Lower Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery near Hiawassee is one of Towns County's larger churchyards, with about 422 burials listed on Find a Grave. The Hightower name marks the old creek and settlement district on the county's eastern side, and dozens of its graves carry recorded GPS coordinates.

About this site

Lower Hightower Cemetery is a cemetery in Hiawassee, Towns County. It is one of 17 cemeteries documented in Towns County, among 29 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.9201, -83.6960 near Hiawassee. The nearest cataloged historic site is Macedonia Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Carter Cemetery, The Unicoi Turnpike, and Corn 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

Lower Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery near Hiawassee is one of Towns County's larger churchyards, with about 422 burials listed on Find a Grave. The Hightower name marks the old creek and settlement district on the county's eastern side, and dozens of its graves carry recorded GPS coordinates.

Sources: findagrave.com

📍 34.9201, -83.6960 · Hiawassee, Towns County
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