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This rural Methodist churchyard in Wilkes County holds the grave of Matthew Talbot (1767-1827), who briefly served as Governor of Georgia in 1819. A longtime state legislator, Talbot rose to the governor's chair as president of the Georgia Senate following the death of the sitting governor. His burial here gives the otherwise modest country cemetery a direct link to early Georgia political history.
Symrna Cemetery is a cemetery in Washington, 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 33.7139, -82.6550 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smyrna Methodist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Smyrna Church, Smyrna Churchyard, and Grant's Meeting 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.
This rural Methodist churchyard in Wilkes County holds the grave of Matthew Talbot (1767-1827), who briefly served as Governor of Georgia in 1819. A longtime state legislator, Talbot rose to the governor's chair as president of the Georgia Senate following the death of the sitting governor. His burial here gives the otherwise modest country cemetery a direct link to early Georgia political history.
Sources: findagrave.com
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