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Griffin in Spalding County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

“Doc” Holliday Final Resting Place?

 
 
"Doc" Holladay Final Resting Place? Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021
1. "Doc" Holladay Final Resting Place? Marker
Inscription.
During his adventures out West, “Doc” Holliday received a notorious reputation as a gambler and a gunfighter. When speaking of Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp reportedly stated, “I found him a loyal friend and good company. He was a dentist whom necessity had made a gambler; a gentleman whom disease had made a vagabond...”

In reality, he was a dying man, and nothing could be done to extend his life.

John Henry “Doc” Holliday died November 8, 1887 at the age of 36 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado from consumption (tuberculosis). Years earlier, the same disease claimed the lives of his mother Alice Jane and adopted brother Francisco Edalgo (born Hidalgo).

Local lore claims that after hearing of his son's death, Doc's father Henry Holliday traveled from Valdosta westward to Colorado. Legend continues that Henry brought “Doc” back to Griffin to be buried in his hometown. This unmarked plot has been identified by some Holliday historians as the possible burial site of John Henry “Doc” Holliday. Additionally, some believe that the second unmarked grave belongs to Henry Holliday who wished to be placed in eternal rest next to
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his son despite their estranged relationship.

Placed here with permission of the Hopkins Family

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is November 8, 1887.
 
Location. 33° 14.718′ N, 84° 15.307′ W. Marker is in Griffin, Georgia, in Spalding County. It is on East Poplar west of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in Old Oak Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Memorial Dr, Griffin GA 30224, 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 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John McIntosh Kell (within
"Doc" Holladay Final Resting Place? Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021
2. "Doc" Holladay Final Resting Place? Marker
shouting distance of this marker); James Stoddard Boynton (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers (about 500 feet away); Global War on Terror (about 500 feet away); The Orphan Brigade (about 500 feet away); Confederate Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Georgia Militia at Griffin (about 500 feet away); Capt. Robert Langdon Ferguson (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Griffin.
 
Regarding “Doc” Holliday Final Resting Place?. The marker is part of a self-guided driving tour focusing on John Henry “Doc” Holliday, a Griffin native best known for his involvement with Wyatt Earp and the 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Ariz.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,904 times since then and 167 times this year. Last updated on March 25, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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