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Zion Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery lies along Indian Trail Road southeast of Thomaston, tied to a modest rural Methodist chapel that long served the surrounding Upson County community. By 2023 the church building had been closed, boarded up and placed for sale, while the adjoining graveyard of roughly 300 burials remained. The site preserves the resting places of families connected to the historic congregation.
Zion Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery is a cemetery in Thomaston, Upson County. It is one of 38 cemeteries documented in Upson County, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.8521, -84.3202 near Thomaston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lincoln Memorial Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Southview Cemetery, New Harmony Cemetery, and Barron, Sydney, House.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Zion Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery lies along Indian Trail Road southeast of Thomaston, tied to a modest rural Methodist chapel that long served the surrounding Upson County community. By 2023 the church building had been closed, boarded up and placed for sale, while the adjoining graveyard of roughly 300 burials remained. The site preserves the resting places of families connected to the historic congregation.
Sources: findagrave.com
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