Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia

Georgia National Cemetery is a national cemetery in Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia. The grounds sit at about 1,184 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including F. Lee Bailey, Benjamin B. Blackburn and Hillar Rootare. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2498917. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is South Canton Funeral Home & Chapel in Canton, about 4.8 mi away. It is one of 155 cemeteries we list in Cherokee County, and 101 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 155 listings in Cherokee County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 3 Korean War veterans, 2 artists, 2 scientists, 2 World War II veterans, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 US representative, 1 writer.

• F. Lee Bailey1933-2021
  American criminal defense attorney
• Benjamin B. Blackburn1927-2024
  American politician
• Hillar Rootare1928-2008
  Estonian chemist
• Walter Victor1917-2014
  American photographer
• Cecelia Bibby1928-2012
  American artist
• Stephen E. Gordy1920-2004
  American politician
• Lonnie C. King, Jr.1936-2019
  American civil rights leader
• Simon Albert Stricklen, Jr1940-2010
  Ph.D. Emory University 1974

People whose Wikidata entry gives Georgia National 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.

• Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery

  Canton, GA
  Baptist cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Knox Cemetery

  Canton, GA
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Leonard Cemetery

  Canton, GA
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Fields Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery

  Canton, GA
  Christian cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Leonard Family Cemetery

  Canton, GA
  Family cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Brooks Cemetery

  Holly Springs, GA
  Cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery

  Canton, GA
  Baptist cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Shoal Creek Old Cemetery

  Canton, GA
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery

  Canton, GA
  Baptist cemetery

  3.1 mi
• New Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery

  Canton, GA
  Baptist cemetery

  3.4 mi

• South Canton Funeral Home & Chapel

  Funeral home · Canton · (770) 479-3377
  4.8 mi
• Sosebee Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Canton · (770) 479-2131
  5.3 mi
• Darby Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Canton · (770) 479-2193
  5.4 mi
• Poole Funeral Home & Cremation Services

  Funeral home · Woodstock · (678) 932-2097
  8.6 mi
• Leaf Cremation

  Cremation provider · Acworth · (678) 831-4347
  10 mi
• Woodstock Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Woodstock · (770) 926-3107
  10 mi

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