About George Rice Cemetery
George Rice Cemetery is a cemetery in Marshallville, Macon County, Georgia. It was established in 1857. The nearest other listed cemetery is Belvin AME Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Edwards Small Mortuary in Fort Valley, about 7.5 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Macon County, and 60 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Macon County. 18 of the 87 listings in Macon County have a phone number or website on record.
The George Rice Cemetery was the burial site for family members of Dr. George Lorenzo Dow Rice, containing seven known graves. The cemetery is privately owned, possibly inaccessible to the public, and appears to have been in disrepair for many years.
Map
32.43269, -83.89520
What George Rice Cemetery offers
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.
Nearby cemeteries
- Belvin AME CemeteryMarshallville, GACemetery2.4 mi
- Colonel Felton's Memorial CemeteryMarshallville, GACemetery2.8 mi
- Saint Louis CME Church CemeteryMarshallville, GAChurch cemetery2.8 mi
- Old Felton CemeteryMarshallville, GACemetery2.8 mi
- First Baptist Church CemeteryMarshallville, GABaptist cemetery2.9 mi
- William Rice Cemetery307 East Main Street, Marshallville, GA · est. 1875Baptist cemetery2.9 mi
- Springhill Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryMarshallville, GABaptist cemetery3.0 mi
- Saint James Christian Church CemeteryMarshallville, GAChurch cemetery3.1 mi
- Marshallville Methodist Church Cemetery304 West Main Street, Marshallville, GAMethodist cemetery3.3 mi
- Gospel Light Mennonite CemeteryMarshallville, GAMennonite and Amish cemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near George Rice Cemetery
- Edwards Small Mortuary7.5 miMortuary · Fort Valley · (478) 825-8700
- Hicks & Sons Mortuary7.8 miMortuary · Fort Valley · (478) 825-0760
- Hick's Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Fort Valley · (478) 847-4141
- Community Funeral and Cremation Services8.0 miCremation provider · Fort Valley · (478) 825-2730
- Rooks Funeral Home8.4 miFuneral home · Fort Valley · (478) 825-2424
- Bobby E Glover Mortuary9.0 miMortuary · Perry · (478) 987-4406
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Frequently asked questions
Where is George Rice Cemetery located?
George Rice Cemetery is at 1609 Shorty Johnson Road, Marshallville, GA 31057 in Macon County. GPS coordinates: 32.43269, -83.89520.
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