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This small Monroe cemetery, also recorded as the Old Baptist Cemetery, ranks among the older burial grounds in the city. Its most prominent grave belongs to Clifford Mitchell Walker, who served as the 52nd governor of Georgia during the 1920s and whose family name became attached to the site. The grounds hold roughly a hundred marked graves.
Walker Cemetery is a cemetery in Monroe, Walton County. It is one of 71 cemeteries documented in Walton County, among 105 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7903, -83.7142 near Monroe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Seven Governors Have Lived In Walton County (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Monroe City Hall, James Monroe, and Walton Hotel.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
This small Monroe cemetery, also recorded as the Old Baptist Cemetery, ranks among the older burial grounds in the city. Its most prominent grave belongs to Clifford Mitchell Walker, who served as the 52nd governor of Georgia during the 1920s and whose family name became attached to the site. The grounds hold roughly a hundred marked graves.
Sources: findagrave.com
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