Cumming in Forsyth County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cumming Historic Cemetery
Photographed by David Seibert, July 21, 2007
1. Cumming Historic Cemetery Marker
In 1834, Moses Whitsett was the first person buried on the property which in 1840 became the cemetery for the Baptist Church and the Presbyterian Church. In 1856, the Presbyterian Church disbanded. When the Baptist Church relocated, the cemetery became the property of the City of Cumming, which is the County Seat of Forsyth. Some of Cumming's earliest leaders are interred in the municipal cemetery. Included are William H. Ray, Aulston B. Welborn, H.L. and Almon Hutchins, E.C. McAfee, Rufus E. Guthrie, George and Thomas Willingham, Haynie S. Brooks, Henry Hurt, A.C. Kennemore, Henry Lowndes Patterson and Col. Hiram Parks Bell; a lawyer, author, orator, Mason, Civil War soldier and U.S. Congressman.
Erected 2002 by Historical Society of Forsyth County.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 34° 12.257′ N, 84° 8.289′ W. Marker is in Cumming, Georgia, in Forsyth County. It is on Resthaven Street west of Atlanta Highway (Georgia Route 9), on the
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Forsyth County War Memorial (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Forsyth County Courthouse Cornerstone Removed (about 800 feet away); Lynching in America / Lynching in Forsyth County (about 800 feet away); Forsyth County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel William Cumming (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cumming School (approx. Ό mile away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. one mile away); Gulf War
Photographed by David Seibert, July 21, 2007
2. Cumming Historic Cemetery Marker
Located in the old City Cemetery in Cumming.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,683 times since then and 160 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
