Upson County's largest family burying ground was begun by early settlers William and Jane Trice; its oldest grave dates to 1837. In 1857 a hired enslaved stonemason built the surrounding rock wall, its date carved into a corner stone.
Trice Cemetery (1989)
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Trice Cemetery is a historical marker in Thomaston, Upson County, erected in 1989. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Upson County, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.8952, -84.2719 near Thomaston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Trice Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Emorys Chapel Cemetery, Bethesda Cemetery, and Trayler Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Trice Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Upson County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1989 in Thomaston. The others:
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