Public Burying Ground Marker

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St. Augustine in Saint Johns County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Public Burying Ground

By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011

1. Public Burying Ground Marker

Inscription. During the yellow fever epidemic of 1821, this half-acre plot was set aside as a public cemetery. Many Protestant pioneers to the new Florida Territory are buried here. Often such burials, made at public expense, went unmarked.

The Presbyterian Church has owned and maintained the cemetery since 1832. Interments were discontinued in 1884.

Erected 1964 by St. Johns County Historical Commission. (Marker Number F-117.)

Location. 29° 53.899′ N, 81° 18.835′ W. Marker is in St. Augustine, Florida, in Saint Johns County. Marker is on North Ocean Boulevard (State Highway A1A), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Augustine FL 32084, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Huguenot Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone (within shouting distance of this marker); Fuente de los Caños de San Francisco (within shouting distance of this marker); Los Floridanos (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); The Cubo Line (about 300 feet away); Santo Domingo Redoubt (about 400 feet away); General Biassou House (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Santo Domingo Redoubt (about 400 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in St. Augustine.

By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011

2. Public Burying Ground Marker

Cemetery Today Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, August 1, 2011

3. Cemetery Today

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 31, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 139 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2011, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.