Oconee Hill Cemetery

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Established| 1856
Location|

Athens, Georgia

Country| United States
Coordinates| 33°56′52″N 83°21′59″W﻿ / ﻿33.9476934°N 83.3662891°W﻿ / 33.9476934; -83.3662891
Website| Official website
Find a Grave| Oconee Hill Cemetery
Entrance and groundskeeper house in 2011

Oconee Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Athens, Georgia, United States. The extant cemetery opened in 1856 and is located near the University of Georgia.[1]

Oconee Hill Cemetery was purchased in 1855 by the city of Athens when further burials were prohibited in the old town cemetery on land owned by the University of Georgia. In 1856, the city formed a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees to hold and manage in trust the original purchase of 17 acres (69,000 m2) on the west side of the North Oconee River as a public cemetery for the benefit of the town.[2]

On May 22, 2013, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

## Notable interments

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* Omer Clyde Aderhold, president of the University of Georgia.
* David Crenshaw Barrow Jr., chancellor (president) of the University of Georgia.
* William M. Browne, general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
* Frank Hardeman Brumby, United States Navy four-star admiral.
* Wally Butts, Georgia Bulldogs football head coach.
* Henry Hull Carlton, United States Representative for Georgia's 8th congressional district.
* Eve Carson, Student Leader from University of North Carolina, and homicide victim.
* Augustin Smith Clayton, United States Representative from Georgia.
* Howell Cobb, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of Georgia, United States Secretary of the Treasury.
* Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Confederate general.
* Frederick Corbet Davison, president of the University of Georgia.
* Vince Dooley, former head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs and former athletic director of the University of Georgia.
* Ben T. Epps, known as "Georgia's First Aviator" and an American aviation pioneer.
* Luther Glenn, Mayor of Atlanta from 1858 to 1860.
* Sampson Willis Harris, United States Representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district and Alabama's 7th congressional district.
* Young L.G. Harris, Athens Judge, state representative and namesake of Young Harris College and Young Harris, Georgia
* Bill Hartman, former Georgia Bulldogs football player and coach and Washington Redskins player.
* Walter Barnard Hill, chancellor (president) of the University of Georgia.
* William Bailey Lamar, United States Representative for Florida's 3rd congressional district.
* Andrew A. Lipscomb, chancellor (president) of the University of Georgia.
* Crawford Long, physician noted for early use of diethyl ether as an anesthetic.
* Wilson Lumpkin, served two terms as the governor of Georgia, from 1831 to 1835
* Ann Orr Morris, Athens-born silversmith and jeweller.
* Tinsley W. Rucker Jr., United States Representative for Georgia's 8th congressional district.
* Dean Rusk, United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
* Mildred Lewis Rutherford,[4] historian general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
* Lucy May Stanton, artist known for her portrait miniatures[5]
* Robert Grier Stephens Jr., United States Representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district.
* May Erwin Talmadge, President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution
* Samuel Joelah Tribble, United States Representative for Georgia's 8th congressional district.
* Ricky Wilson, guitarist in the rock band The B-52's.

## Further reading

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* Marshall, Charlotte Thomas (2009). Oconee Hill Cemetery of Athens, Georgia. Vol. I. Athens, Georgia: Athens Historical Society. p. 620\. ISBN 978-0972530217.

## References

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1. ^ "Home". oconeehillcemetery.com.
2. ^ "Oconee Hill Cemetery | Home". oconeehillcemetery.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2009.
3. ^ Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 5/20/13 through 5/24/13
4. ^ Jackson, Ed; Charles Pou. "This Day in Georgia History: July 16". GeorgiaInfo. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
5. ^ Fowler, Betty Alice (31 May 2002). "An Art in Living". Resource Library Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

## External links

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* Official webpage
* Oconee Hill Cemetery at Find a Grave
* AHS publishes annotated cemetery book 2009
* Oconee Hill Cemetery historical marker

Cemeteries in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia

* Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
* Jackson Street Cemetery
* Oconee Hill Cemetery

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