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. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 6, 1830.

Location. 31° 2.863′ N, 83° 2.137′ W. Marker is in Lakeland, Georgia, in Lanier County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Burnt Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Union Church Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Union Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Milltown Air Line Locomotive (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lanier County (approx. 2.4 miles away); M. E. Johnson (approx. 2.4 miles away); Stapleton's Grocery (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Hotel Milltown (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeland.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010

2. Fender Cemetery Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010

3. Fender Cemetery Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010

4. Fender Cemetery Marker

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 June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,259 times since then and 31 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.