Join us at Historic Fayetteville City Cemetery in Fayetteville, GA on Monday June 15th, 2026!
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Historic Fayetteville City Cemetery
Located on the right after: 350 Stonewall Ave W. Fayetteville, GA 30214
And before: 210 Stonewall Ave W. Fayetteville, GA 30214
6/15/2026 9am-3pm
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Location Details (keep scrolling for Google maps)
Local contact info for any questions: Gail Jenkins - histfcc@gmail.com - (404) 975-9967
Parking: There is additional parking in the City Hall parking lot. The Cemetery is fenced with a black metal fence, you can see the cemetery as you pass 350 Stonewall Ave on the right.
Cemetery Background/Info
The land for the Fayetteville City Cemetery was purchased in 1823 the same year the town of Fayetteville was founded by a local businessman named William Bennett, who donated the land so that the First United Methodist Church and the First Baptist Church of Fayetteville would have a place for their members to be buried as well of any others that lived in town. The African American section of the cemetery was purchased in 1879 by 5 African American men from different churches across the county for $20.00.
Most visited graves: Fitzgerald -Holliday Plot
“Margaret Mitchell the author of Gone with the Wind” and John Henry “Doc” Holliday were cousins, Doc’s grandparents and his favorite Uncle and many cousins are buried there with Mitchell’s great grandparents and many other extended family. Both MM and Doc visited Fayetteville frequently to visit their families.
We host an annual Cemetery Walk each October where locals dress in period time and portray people that are buried in the cemetery and give stories about what the person did to make their mark on the history of Fayetteville.
We host Wreaths Across America Ceremony and place wreaths on over 200 veteran graves in our cemetery.
We work with our local American Legion Post 105 and Scout Troops to put out flags on Memorial Day and with the Brothers of the Civil War to place Confederate flags on all the men who served in the War between the States.
*Info above and photos below provided by our local event host Gail Jenkins*
