Ellijay in Gilmer County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Honored Veterans of Gilmer County

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

1. Honored Veterans of Gilmer County Memorial (Side one)

Inscription.
(Side one)
Honored veterans of Gilmer County who died in war serving their country

WWI 1917-1918
Davis Teasley • Elliot Jimmie D. • Fendley Lenard J. • Forrester Arvill • Henson Wiley J. • Kirby James W. • Mealer Elijah • Parks Richard

Korea 1950-1957
Tankersley Cecil

Vietnam 1966-1970
Burgess William C. Jr. • Davis Larry F. • Herendon David M. • Morris James L. • Plumley Jimmie L. • Rogers Clarence W. Jr.

Iraq War 2003
Noah Harris

(Side two)
Honored veterans of Gilmer County who died in war serving their country

WWII 1941-1946
Allen Erastus • Bearden Troy L. • Buchanan L.C. Jr. • Chadwick Cecil J. Sr. • Champion David W. • Dale Grover F. • Douthit William E. • Duncan Haskin W. • Fowler Ensley L. • Hill James P. • Latty Harold • Ledford William G. • Mayfield Cleveland G. • McArthur Farish D. • Mealer Charley G. • Medlin Dewey • Mooney John H. • Nelson John L. • Parker Eugene • Parks Humar C. • Sanford Herman E. • Smith Roy • Stover Vernon L. • Townsend David D. • Waddell John P. • Wright Cecil B.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 2nd Iraq • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location.

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34° 40.58′ N, 84° 29.631′ W. Memorial is in Ellijay, Georgia, in Gilmer County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Old State Highway 5) and Bobcat Trail, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Location of the marker is across from the entrance to the Gilmer County Civic Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1561 S Main St, Ellijay GA 30540, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gilmer County Confederate Soldiers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Gilmer County Union Soldiers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Purple Heart - Combat Wounded (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Hetzel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. 1.4 miles away); Gilmer County War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); David Bailey Freeman - The Youngest Confederate Soldier (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellijay.

Honored Veterans of Gilmer County Memorial (side 2) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

2. Honored Veterans of Gilmer County Memorial (side 2)

Wide view of Honored Veterans of Gilmer County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, May 10, 2025

3. Wide view of Honored Veterans of Gilmer County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.