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Hawthorne in Alachua County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Hawthorne Cemetery

 
 
Hawthorne Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 29, 2021
1. Hawthorne Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2015
by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 714.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
 
Location. 29° 35.747′ N, 82° 4.346′ W. Marker is in Hawthorne, Florida, in Alachua County. It is on Southeast Hawthorne Road (Florida Route 20) 0.1 miles east of Southeast 232nd Terrace, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located beside the Hawthorne Cemetery east gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23350 Southeast Hawthorne Road, Hawthorne FL 32640, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hawthorne (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Moore Hotel (1883) (approx. 0.9 miles away); American Legion Post #230 Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Daniel Scott Plantation (approx. 5 miles away); The Edgar Post Office (approx. 7.2 miles away); Melrose Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away); Melrose Cemetery (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hawthorne.
 
Regarding Hawthorne Cemetery. National Register of Historic Places #14000172.
 
Also see . . .
1. James Madison Hawthorn (Find A Grave). The area had been previously known as Jamestown — named after James Madison Hawthorn. A Hawthorn post office was established in 1880, and its spelling was changed to Hawthorne in 1950. (Submitted on October 30, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.) 

2. James Madison Hawthorn (photo about 1890).
Hawthorne Cemetery East Gate image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 29, 2021
2. Hawthorne Cemetery East Gate
(marker visible on right)
James Madison Hawthorn, Founder of Hawthorne, Florida. Born in 1811 in Morgan County, Georgia. Died 1894 in Hawthorne, Florida. (Submitted on October 30, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.) 
 
Hawthorne Cemetery East Gate image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 29, 2021
3. Hawthorne Cemetery East Gate
Hawthorne
Cemetery
1886 • 1950
Hawthorne Cemetery (<i>southeast corner</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 29, 2021
4. Hawthorne Cemetery (southeast corner)
(looking north from inside east gate)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,142 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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