Jonesboro in Clayton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Clayton County Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 21, 2025
1. Clayton County Veterans Memorial Marker
Erected 1987 by Michael G. Gecik Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6330.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 33° 31.259′ N, 84° 21.23′ W. Memorial is in Jonesboro, Georgia, in Clayton County. It is at the intersection of South McDonough Street and Courthouse Way, on the left when traveling south on South McDonough Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 121 South McDonough Street, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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: In Memoriam Fr. Emmeran Bliemel, O.S.B. Chaplain (here, next to this marker); Battle Of Jonesborough (within shouting distance of this marker); Clayton County (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Heritage Place (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lee's Corps Withdrawn (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Johnson-Blalock House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stately Oaks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Diverted Attack (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesboro.
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Photographed by Mark Parker, September 21, 2025
2. Rear view Clayton County Veterans Memorial
Historic Clayton County Courthouse in the background
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 21, 2025
3. Wide view Clayton County Veterans Memorial looking towards S. McDonough Street
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 62 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 27, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
