Union County Historical Society
Blairsville, Georgia
Cemeteries in Union County, Georgia
transcribed from
Cemetery Records of Union County, Georgia
Edited and Compiled by Dale Elliott and C.T. Wimpey
Published by Union County Historical Society, Blairsville, Georgia in 1990
This book lists all marked graves in cemeteries in Union County as of 1990
OUT OF PRINT, research use only at the Society’s office
The following is a list of burial places in Union County, Georgia divided by district. A list of the family names (surnames) of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 is included for each district. A complete list of all individuals and dates as of 1990 is available in Cemetery Records of Union County, Georgia. Also included in this book are photos and short histories of each church/cemetery.
Map by Martha Clement
Districts in Union County, GA:
Arkaqua
Blairsville
Brasstown
Canada
Choestoe
Coopers Creek
Coosa
Dooly
Gaddistown
Gum Log
Ivy Log
Owltown
Lower Young Cane
Upper Young Cane
ARKAQUA DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Harmony Grove Church Cemetery
Bethel Church Cemetery
Trackrock Church Cemetery
Martin Family Cemetery
Seabolt 1 Family Cemetery
Jackson Family Cemetery
Davis Family Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Akins, Collins, Coker, Clark, Davis, Dover, Fields, Fleming, Flowers, Foster, Hood, Jackson, Jones, Martin, Penland, Pierce, Seabolt, Souther, Wilson, Wimpey
BLAIRSVILLE DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Blairsville Old Cemetery (near Union County Elementary school)
Blairsville New Cemetery (near Blairsville Baptist Church)
Union Memory Gardens
Queen Cemetery
Negro Cemetery
Zebulon Church Cemetery
Colwell Family Cemetery
Thomas Cemetery
Bowling Family Cemetery
Killian Family Cemetery
Jarrett Family Cemetery
Butt Family Cemetery
Joe Duncan Family Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Addington, Black, Butt, Candler, Colwell, Duncan, England, Ensley, Fain, Gaddis, Haralson, Hughes, Jarrett, King, Logan, McCravey, Meeks, Pless, Quarles, Queen, Reid, Rogers, Ross, Wellborn
BRASSTOWN DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
(There were no marked graves before the year 1900)
Family names of burials in marked graves in this District:
Bryant, Caldwell, Erwin, Hullander, Jones, Norris, Prater, Raburn, Robinson
CANADA DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Mt. Airy Church Cemetery
Zion Church Cemetery
Mt. Lebanon Church Cemetery
Woody Cemetery
Woody-Suches Cemetery
Brown Family Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Abercrombie, Davis, Gooch, Grizzle, Hendrix, Ingram, Marr, Palmer, Woody
CHOESTOE DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Choestoe 1 (Old)
Choestoe 2 (New)
Old Liberty
New Liberty
Old Salem
Pinetop
Six Oaks
Dyer Family Cemetery
Union Baptist
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Ballew, Collins, Dyer, Hood, Hunter, Lance, McKay, Miller, Nix, Self, Shuler, Souther, Sullivan, Swain, Tanner, Twiggs, Wimpey
COOPERS CREEK DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Corinth Church Cemetery
Austin Harkins Family Cemetery
Harkins Family Cemetery
Cavender Family Cemetery
Garrett Family Cemetery
Seabolt 2 Family Cemetery
Spriggs Chapel Cemetery
White Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Cavender, Davis, Thomason
COOSA DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
Coosa Church Cemetery
Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
Duncan Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Anderson, Bishop, Brackett, Carney, Crawford, Crawley, Donaldson, Duncan, Gillespie, Harrison, Hooper, Jones, Ledford, Logan, Major, McCollum, Morgan, Potts, Pruett, Smith, Tanner, Watkins
DOOLY DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Bethany Church Cemetery
Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
Mt. Olivet Church Cemetery
Oak Grove Church Cemetery
Zion Hill Church Cemetery
David Thompson Family Cemetery
Loudermilk Family Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Bruce, Byers, Cathey, Cearley, Christopher, Collis, Cook, Davenport, Hayes, Hunter, Jarrard, Lance, Loudermilk, Low, Poteet, Self, Sparks, Teague, Thomas, Thompson, Turner, Voyles, Warren, Waters
GADDISTOWN DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Mt. Pleasant No. 2 Church Cemetery
Pleasant Valley Church Cemetery
McClure Family Cemetery
Gilreath Family Cemetery
Thomason Family Cemetery
Thomason-Cavender Cemetery
Williams Creek Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Brookshire, Cavender, Chastain, Cochran, Cook, Davis, Gilreath, Gurley, Ingram, Thomason, Walker
GUM LOG DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Ebenezer Church Cemetery
Long Cemetery
Henderson Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Erwin, Garren, Glazner, Kelley, Ledford, Owenby, Smith, Stephens, Swanson, Teague
IVY LOG DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Antioch Church Cemetery
New Hope Cemetery
Ivy Log Church Cemetery
Casteel 1 Cemetery
Casteel 2 Cemetery
Thomas Chapel Cemetery
Owenby Family Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Allen, Carter, Casteel, Chapman, Cobb, Conley, Corn, Deaver, Erwin, Fulbright, Fulton, Hampton, Hill, Hood, Hughes, King, Lance, Ledford, Lewis, Little, McBee, Neece, Owenby, Partin, Self, Teague, Twiggs
OWLTOWN DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Owltown Church of God Cemetery
New Harmony Church Cemetery
Shady Grove Church Cemetery
Rich Cemetery
Henson Family Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Addington, Bowers, Boyd, Brown, Crumbley, Curtis, Davis, England, Epps, Fortenberry, Frady, Hamby, Jackson, Logan, Nix, Reece, Rich, Rider, Spivia, Stephens, Waldroup, Wilson
LOWER YOUNG CANE DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Bethlehem Church Cemetery
Confidence Church Cemetery
Providence Church Cemetery
Willis Family Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Brown, Chastain, Curtis, Davenport, Grier, Harrison, Hayes, Hudgins, Kincaid, Meadows, Nicholson, Odom, Patterson, Price, Rogers, Sparks, Stiles, Sullivan
UPPER YOUNG CANE DISTRICT
Burial places identified in this District:
Philadelphia Church Cemetery
Jones Cemetery
Walcott Family Cemetery
Old Jones Cemetery
Dillards Chapel Cemetery
Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery
New Union Cemetery
Family names of burials in marked graves before the year 1900 in this District:
Akins, Butt, Carroll, Dills, Freeman, Huggins, Jones, Kubler, Legg, Mahaffey, Marlow, Medris, Meirs, Owenby, Parks, Patterson, Payne, Reid, Rickett, Seabolt, Shope, Swafford, Taffar
All information on this page was transcribed by Beverly Carter,
see her site at North Georgia Hospitality.