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Oak Hill Cemetery (Newnan, Georgia)

Coordinates: 33°23′9″N 84°47′52″W / 33.38583°N 84.79778°W / 33.38583; -84.79778
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery in 2012
Oak Hill Cemetery (Newnan, Georgia) is located in Georgia
Oak Hill Cemetery (Newnan, Georgia)
Location in Georgia
Nearest cityNewnan, Georgia
Coordinates33°23′9″N 84°47′52″W / 33.38583°N 84.79778°W / 33.38583; -84.79778
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Built1833 (1833)
NRHP reference No.11001054[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 2012

Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 2012. It is located at 96 Jefferson Street in Newnan.[1]

History

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The Oak Hill Cemetery was founded in 1833.[2][3] 268 Confederate Army soldiers are buried at Oak Hill and two are labeled as "Unknown".[2] The cemetery covers 60 acres (24 ha) and has over 12,000 gravesites.[3]

Notable interments

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Oak Hill Cemetery – Confederate Grave Section". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Oak Hill Cemetery". explorecoweta.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Ellis Gibbs Arnall". nga.org. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Marker Monday: Governor William Yates Atkinson". georgiahistory.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "DAVIS, James Curran (1895–1981)". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved August 17, 2021.