Attapulgus in Decatur County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Attapulgus Cemetery Inc.

Hatcher Annex

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

1. Attapulgus Cemetery Inc. Marker

Inscription. This property was given to the Attapulgus Cemetery Inc. on Easter Sunday, April 15, 2001, by Dr. and Mrs. Charles Ross Hatcher Jr., To the Glory of God, Our Father, And in memory of his parents, Charles Ross and Vivian Miller Hatcher Sr.

ATTAPULGUS CEMETERY INC.
OFFICERS

P.D. (Pete) Miller, Jr. President
J. Louie Barineau Vice President
T. Fredrick Smallwood Sec. Treasurer

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is April 15, 1661.

Location. 30° 44.717′ N, 84° 29.1′ W. Marker is in Attapulgus, Georgia, in Decatur County. It is at the intersection of Williams Street and Clay Street, on the left when traveling west on Williams Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Attapulgus GA 39815, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Attapulgus Presbyterian Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Attapulgus High School (about 600 feet away); Attapulgite / Fullers Earth (approx. ¼ mile away); Attapulgus (approx. 0.3 miles away); Amsterdam, Georgia / Shade Grown Tobacco (approx. 3.3 miles away); Gragg Lumber Company (approx. 3.3

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miles away); The Village, the Pits, and the Dumps (approx. 3.3 miles away); Village of Fowltown (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Attapulgus.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

2. Attapulgus Cemetery Inc. Marker

Williams Street is on the right, where it turns 90 degrees and becomes South Clay Street

Photographed by David Seibert, May 16, 2012

3. Attapulgus Cemetery Inc. Marker

Looking southeast at the Attapulgus Presbyterian Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 780 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.