Lincolnton in Lincoln County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lamar Family Cemetery
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 4, 2011
1. Lamar Family Cemetery Marker
Oct. 1, 1786 Feb. 6, 1847
Sarah Cobb Benning Lamar
Feb. 13 1792 Nov. 16, 1848
Dr. Ezekiel Lamar
1799 May 24, 1845
Susan Savannah Lamar
Sept. 26, 1829 Feb. 15, 1856
Mrs. Jane P. Groce
May 27, 1823 Aug. 1, 1841
Col. Peter Lamar, an early Lincolnton
settler donated land for first courthouse
and jail square. In 1823 gave 3 acres for
religious and educational purposes.
Erected 1993 by The Lincoln County Historical Society, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1884.
Location. 33° 47.532′ N, 82° 28.641′ W. Marker is in Lincolnton, Georgia, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of North Peachtree Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Peachtree Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lincolnton GA 30817, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lincoln County Confederate Monument (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln County Veterans Monument
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 4, 2011
2. Lamar Family Cemetery Marker
Stone steps lead to what you realize is a cemetery. The simple rock grave markers and sunken places that give evidence that other graves exist but names are sadly unknown.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 4, 2011
3. Lamar Family Cemetery
The crumbling crypts and faded markers, the names reveal that it is evidently a family cemetery with the surname of Lamar.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 801 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 6, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
