Madison Historic Cemeteries

Madison Historic Cemeteries (HMNE1)

Location: Madison, GA 30650 Morgan County
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N 33° 35.695', W 83° 28.335'

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The municipal burial ground is a composite of four cemeteries reflecting the stages of community development. Early Madisonians first established a collective cemetery at the edge of town rather than sectarian burials in churchyards. The nineteenth century plan for Old Cemetery (entrance right) is distinguished by family plots, vertical and elaborate stone monuments, and remembrance plantings. The earliest known burial is 1811. In 1880, the city purchased a parcel of land west of the railroad for New Cemetery (once known as Westview; across RR right) and another tract in 1882 encompassing the 1881 Confederate re-internment site.

Twentieth century cemeteries emerged as for-profit ventures. In 1904, Fairview Cemetery (across RR left) opened offering single gravesites as well as family plots and perpetual care service until passing into city hands in 1926. Madison Memorial Cemetery (entrance left), started in 1958 as Morgan Memorial Park, Inc., developed as a lawn cemetery — popular for uniform flush markers, lack of vegetation, and ease of care. The property became a civic Cemetery in 1979.
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HM NumberHMNE1
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByCity of Madison, Madison Bicentennial Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 5:28am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 270587 N 3719982
Decimal Degrees33.59491667, -83.47225000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 35.695', W 83° 28.335'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 35' 41.70" N, 83° 28' 20.10" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 536 W Central Ave, Madison GA 30650, US
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