Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens, Georgia

Oconee Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. It lies about 1.1 mi northwest of Athens. The grounds sit at about 666 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 39 notable people buried here, including Dean Rusk, Crawford Williamson Long and Ricky Wilson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 319899. The nearest other listed cemetery is Congregation Children of Israel Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mack & Payne Funeral Home Inc in Athens, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 111 cemeteries we list in Clarke County, and 242 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Athens. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 7 US representatives, 3 artists, 3 Civil War veterans, 2 journalists, 2 musicians, 2 physicians, 2 scientists, 2 World War II veterans.

• Dean Rusk1909-1994
  United States Secretary of State
• Crawford Williamson Long1815-1878
  American physician
• Ricky Wilson1953-1985
  American guitarist
• Wilson Lumpkin1783-1870
  American politician
• William M. Browne1823-1883
  Confederate Army general
• Lucy May Stanton1875-1931
  American painter
• Robert Grier Stephens, Jr.1913-2003
  American politician
• Sampson Willis Harris1809-1857
  American politician and lawyer
• Augustin Smith Clayton1783-1839
  American politician
• Henry Hull Carlton1835-1905
  Confederate Army officer, lawyer and politician
• Martin Luther Smith1819-1866
  Confederate Army general
• Samuel Joelah Tribble1869-1916
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Oconee Hill Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.

Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.

• Congregation Children of Israel Cemetery

  Athens, GA
  Church cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Jackson Street Cemetery

  305 South Jackson Street, Athens, GA
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Spaulding Cemetery

  Athens, GA
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Neely Cemetery

  280 Carriage Lane, Athens, GA
  Cemetery

  1.0 mi
• First Presbyterian Church of Athens Columbarium

  Athens, GA
  Presbyterian cemetery

  1.1 mi
• East Lawn Memorial Cemetery

  825 Winterville Road, Athens, GA
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Berryman Cemetery

  Athens, GA
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Allenville Cemetery

  1812 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery

  580 Fourth Street, Athens, GA
  Cemetery

  1.5 mi
• Richards Family Cemetery

  540 Barnett Shoals Road, Athens, GA
  Family cemetery

  1.8 mi

• Mack & Payne Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Athens · (706) 543-8213
  1.3 mi
• Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Athens · (706) 543-3623
  1.6 mi
• Gardenview Funeral Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Athens · (706) 546-1125
  1.8 mi
• Winfrey Mutual Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Athens · (706) 548-4246
  1.8 mi
• Hurley Funeral Home & Cremation Services

  Funeral home · Athens · (706) 548-5671
  1.9 mi
• Lord & Stephens Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Athens · (706) 546-1587
  3.2 mi

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