Lakeland in Lanier County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fender Cemetery
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Photographed By David Seibert, January 10, 2005
1. Fender Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Fender Cemetery. →. A short distance East on this road is Fender Cemetery, in which are buried many of the first settlers of the area of old Lowndes County lying East of the Alabama River, from Union Church. This location for the Cemetery was chosen because of the inconvenience of ferrying the bodies of the dead across the river for burial. As the grounds were on lands of David Fender, the cemetery was given his family name. The earliest marked grave is that of Josiah Sirmans, one of the organizers of Union Church, who died Jan. 6 1830. Fender Cemetery was first in Lowndes, then Clinch, and is now in Lanier County.
A short distance East on this road is Fender Cemetery, in which are buried many of the first settlers of the area of old Lowndes County lying East of the Alabama River, from Union Church. This location for the Cemetery was chosen because of the inconvenience of ferrying the bodies of the dead across the river for burial. As the grounds were on lands of David Fender, the cemetery was given his family name. The earliest marked grave is that of Josiah Sirmans, one of the organizers of Union Church, who died Jan. 6 1830. Fender Cemetery was first in Lowndes, then Clinch, and is now in Lanier County.
Erected 1958 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 086-3.)
Location. 31° 2.863′ N, 83° 2.137′ W. Marker is in Lakeland, Georgia, in Lanier County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 221 and Old River Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 221. Marker is on Old River Road, at the intersection with US 221/Georgia 122 and US 129/Georgia 37. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lakeland GA 31635, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Looking east from the marker; while the marker points north on River Road, the Fender Cemetery is located to the east.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,865 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on December 24, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 12, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
