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Popes Chapel Cemetery, also known as Shady Grove Baptist Cemetery, sits on Broad Road near Tignall and is listed with 241 recorded graves on Find A Grave. Better than eight in ten of its markers have been photographed.
Cemetery
Popes Chapel Cemetery
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About this site
Popes Chapel Cemetery is a cemetery in Tignall, Wilkes County. It is one of 36 cemeteries documented in Wilkes County, among 123 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.9444, -82.7065 near Tignall. The nearest cataloged historic site is Friendship Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pharr-Callaway-Sethness House, Willis-Sale-Stennett House, and Tabor 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
Popes Chapel Cemetery, also known as Shady Grove Baptist Cemetery, sits on Broad Road near Tignall and is listed with 241 recorded graves on Find A Grave. Better than eight in ten of its markers have been photographed.
Sources: findagrave.com
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