Private Cemeteries in Augusta, Georgia often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Augusta, Georgia are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Augusta, Georgia are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.
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Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta is one of the most historic burial grounds in Georgia. Although it was not officially designated as a cemetery until 1818, the oldest marked grave at Magnolia is that of J. Hartford Montgomery who died on December 24, 1800.
History. The land where Magnolia Cemetery is located was at one time part of a plantation with the first official burial in August of 1818. Academy of Richmond County owned the first two blocks and they sold it to the City Council of Augusta for $800 in 1817.
Operating as a non-profit organization, Westview remains the largest cemetery in the Southeast today, and one of the largest non-profit cemeteries in the United States.
The Georgia National Cemetery opened for burials on April 24, 2006. The new 775-acre national cemetery in western Cherokee County, Ga., will serve veterans for the next 50 years.