About Sylvania Cemetery
Sylvania Cemetery is a cemetery near Sylvania, Screven County, Georgia. The grounds sit at about 233 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including George Robinson Black and James Whetstone Overstreet. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 350195. The nearest other listed cemetery is Screven Memorial Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Joiner-anderson Funeral Home - Screven Chapel in Sylvania, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 113 cemeteries we list in Screven County, and 66 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sylvania. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sylvania Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 Civil War veteran.
- George Robinson Black1835-1886American politician
- James Whetstone Overstreet1866-1938American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sylvania 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.
Map
32.74683, -81.63733
What Sylvania 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
- Screven Memorial CemeterySylvania, GACemetery1.0 mi
- United House Of Prayer CemeterySylvania, GACemetery1.0 mi
- Green B. Waters CemeterySylvania, GACemetery1.1 mi
- Arnett Family CemeterySylvania, GAFamily cemetery1.9 mi
- Kemp Grove Missionary Baptist Church CemeterySylvania, GABaptist cemetery2.6 mi
- Thompson CemeterySylvania, GACemetery2.6 mi
- New Waters Grove Missionary Baptist Church CemeterySylvania, GABaptist cemetery2.9 mi
- Friendship Memorial CemeterySylvania, GACemetery3.0 mi
- Wesley UMC Church CemeterySylvania, GAChurch cemetery3.1 mi
- Orphanoudakis Family CemeterySylvania, GAFamily cemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Sylvania Cemetery
- Joiner-anderson Funeral Home - Screven Chapel0.1 miFuneral home · Sylvania · (912) 564-7725
- Thompson Strickland Waters, Joiner-Anderson Chapel0.1 miFuneral home · Sylvania · (912) 564-7725
- Sylvania Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Sylvania · (912) 564-2241
- Cooper's Memorial Funeral Chapel0.7 miFuneral chapel · Sylvania · (912) 564-7809
- Gaines Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Sylvania · (912) 564-2344
- Gaines Funeral Home9.8 miFuneral home · Sylvania · (912) 564-2344
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