Smyrna in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Smyrna Memorial Cemetery

Photographed by David Seibert, January 12, 2008

1. Smyrna Memorial Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Traditional history says this cemetery was established in 1838 by the Smyrna Methodist Church. However, Wylie Flannigan of Campbell County, Ga. took title to Land Lot 522 in which the cemetery is located, on July 1, 1843 after paying Georgia $5.00 for the 40 acre lot distributed in the 1832 Land Lottery. The first marked grave is the one for Elijah Fleming who died April 8, 1848.

The earliest deed found involving this property is one from Hardy Pace to the Methodist Church dated in 1915 replacing one dated in 1846 which is said to have been destroyed in the War Between the States. The church sold lots for $10.00 and gave deeds to the owners. The church deeded the cemetery to the City of Smyrna in 1959.

Erected by The Smyrna Cemetery Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1815.

Location. 33° 53.001′ N, 84° 30.878′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Memorial Place 0 miles south of Atlanta Road SE (Georgia Route 3), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smyrna GA 30080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 the North Atlantic Region,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Mazie Whitfield Nelson (within shouting distance of this marker); Smyrna’s First Mayor (within shouting distance of this marker); First Marked Burial (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Smyrna (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Taylor-Brawner House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hood's Corps at Battle of Ruff's Mill (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Alexander Eaton House: Hood’s H'dq'rs. (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Hargrove House (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 23D Army Corps to Soap Creek (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Smyrna Historical Society. (Submitted on March 17, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

Smyrna Memorial Cemetery Marker reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 12, 2008

2. Smyrna Memorial Cemetery Marker reverse

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 6, 2022

3. Smyrna Memorial Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,592 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.