Oak Hill Cemetery (Newnan, Georgia)
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]
Oak Hill Cemetery | |
 Oak Hill Cemetery in 2012 | |
  Location in Georgia | |
| Nearest city | Newnan, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°23′9″N 84°47′52″W |
| Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Built | 1833 |
| NRHP reference No. | 11001054[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 27, 2012 |
History
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
- Ellis Arnall (1907–1992), Governor of Georgia[4]
- William Yates Atkinson (1854–1899), Governor of Georgia[5]
- Hugh Buchanan (1823–1890), U.S. Representative from Georgia
- Albert Sidney Camp (1892–1954), U.S. Representative from Georgia
- James C. Davis (1895–1981), U.S. Representative from Georgia[6]
- William Barton Wade Dent (1806–1855), U.S. Representative from Georgia
- Charles L. Moses (1856–1910), U.S. Representative from Georgia
- Jesse Calaway Wootten (1836–1874), newspaperman and founder of Newnan Times-Herald
- William C. Wright (1866–1933), U.S. Representative from Georgia
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Oak Hill Cemetery – Confederate Grave Section". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- "Oak Hill Cemetery". explorecoweta.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- "Ellis Gibbs Arnall". nga.org. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- "Marker Monday: Governor William Yates Atkinson". georgiahistory.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- "DAVIS, James Curran (1895–1981)". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
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