Jonesboro in Clayton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Battlefield of Jonesboro

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 21, 2025

1. Battlefield of Jonesboro Marker

Inscription. Battlefield
of Jonesboro
Confederate Cemetery
Eastward across
Railroad

Erected by The Atlanta Ladies Memorial Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is August 31, 1864.

Location. 33° 31.78′ N, 84° 21.26′ W. Memorial is in Jonesboro, Georgia, in Clayton County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and North Avenue (Georgia Route 54), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 221 N Main St, Jonesboro GA 30236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Patrick Cleburne Confederate Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Two Days of Battle at Jonesboro (about 300 feet away); Unknown Confederate Soldiers Memorial (about 500 feet away); The Warren House (approx. ¼ mile away); Hardee’s Corps at Jonesboro (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named The Warren House (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of Jonesboro The Second Day (approx. 0.3 miles away); Attack by Lee's Corps (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesboro.

Wide view Battlefield of Jonesboro Marker at intersection of N. Main St and North Ave. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 21, 2025

2. Wide view Battlefield of Jonesboro Marker at intersection of N. Main St and North Ave.

Confederate Cemetery entrance across the railroad tracks from Jonesboro Battlefield marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 24, 2023

3. Confederate Cemetery entrance across the railroad tracks from Jonesboro Battlefield marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.