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Kettle Creek Cemetery is the burial ground tied to the old Kettle Creek Church community west of Waycross. The original frame church that once stood at the site was later lost to fire, but the churchyard endured and grew into one of the larger rural cemeteries in Ware County. More than four thousand burials are now recorded here, spanning many generations of local families.
Kettle Creek Cemetery is a cemetery in Waycross, Ware County. It is one of 23 cemeteries documented in Ware County, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.2140, -82.4017 near Waycross. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crestwood Memorial Gardens (cemetery), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Southern Forest World, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, and Phoenix 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.
Kettle Creek Cemetery is the burial ground tied to the old Kettle Creek Church community west of Waycross. The original frame church that once stood at the site was later lost to fire, but the churchyard endured and grew into one of the larger rural cemeteries in Ware County. More than four thousand burials are now recorded here, spanning many generations of local families.
Sources: findagrave.com
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