Cemeteries in Clay County, GA
Clay County, Georgia has 38 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 2 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Fort Gaines (31) and Edison (7). Among them are 19 church cemeteries (50%), 5 Baptist cemeteries (13%) and 3 Methodist cemeteries (8%).
All cemeteries in Clay County
- Campground CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Fort Gaines CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Mount Gilead Church CemeteryFort GainesChurch cemetery
- New Park CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Pipkins Hill CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Rose Hill CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church CemeteryFort GainesBaptist cemetery
- Ebenezer AME Church CemeteryFort GainesMethodist cemetery
- Emanuel AME Church CemeteryFort GainesMethodist cemetery
- Enon Baptist Church CemeteryEdisonBaptist cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church CemeteryEdisonBaptist cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church CemeteryFort GainesChristian cemetery
- Mount Zion Church CemeteryFort GainesChristian cemetery
- St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryFort GainesBaptist cemetery
- Thompson Grove Baptist Church CemeteryFort GainesBaptist cemetery
- Union AME Church CemeteryEdisonMethodist cemetery
- Blocker Family CemeteryEdisonFamily cemetery
- Bluffton CemeteryEdisonCemetery
- Bryant - Neves CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Cannon Grove Church CemeteryFort GainesChurch cemetery
- Enterprise CemeteryEdisonCemetery
- Judson CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Midway CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Mount Calvary Church CemeteryFort GainesChurch cemetery
- Mount Vernon Church CemeteryFort GainesChurch cemetery
- Mount Zion CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- New Bethel CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- New Hope Church CemeteryFort GainesChurch cemetery
- New Judson Church CemeteryFort GainesChurch cemetery
- New Lowell CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Pecan CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Piney Grove Church CemeteryFort GainesChurch cemetery
- Saint James CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Shiloh Church CemeteryFort GainesChurch cemetery
- Shivers Family CemeteryFort GainesFamily cemetery
- Singletary CemeteryFort GainesCemetery
- Vincent CemeteryEdisonCemetery
- Wesley Church CemeteryFort GainesChurch cemetery
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Clay County?
We list 38 cemeteries in Clay County, Georgia. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Clay County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Georgia vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Clay County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Georgia law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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