Date: April 4,
2001
Cemetery: Heard-Mitchell Cemetery
Established: 1855
Street: The cemetery is located in a field on Pavo Road.
City: Thomasville
Township:
County: Thomas County
State: Georgia
Nation: United States
Zip:
Nearby: The cemetery is down and across from the golf course.
Reached by: Crossing property-private
Location: Rural-agricultural
Land: Flat
Water: No
Features: The cemetery sits in the middle of a farmed field. The
graves are enclosed in a small fence because the cemetery is small.
The graves are covered with leaves, bushes, and foliage. It is
easy to reach the enclosed area. However, the enclosed area is full of
this brush. Because of this, the graves cannot be seen.
Sign: No
Land Type: Private
Access: Open
Surrounded by: Fence-Broken
Gate: None
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Unmarked graves: Unsure
Markers:
Gravestones: According to published reports when the graves were
visible: Less than 15
Broken gravestones: No
Toppled gravestones: No
Buried gravestones: Unsure
Removed Gravestones: Unknown
Weather problems: No
Pollution problems: No
Oldest grave: 1855
Newest grave: 1880
Association: No
Records: Yes
Inventory: Yes
Records location: Author: Joseph Craigmiles
Title: The book was an inventory of Thomas County, Georgia Cemeteries.
The book can be found at the Thomasville Genealogical, History, and Fine
Arts Library.
Condition: Cemetery poorly maintained
Vandalized: No
Vegetation2: Disturbing-graves
Vegetation_problem1: Trees
Vegetation_problem2: Overgrown-ground cover
Vegetation_problem4: Overgrown-vines
Drainage: Good
Problem: Apathy
Work Status: Planning stages
Owner: Cemetery
Use:
Bordering: Agricultural
Change: Same
Reason:
Visited: Occasionally
Archeology: No
Previous contacts: Thomasville Genealogical, History, and Fine
Arts Library, local public library, local historical society, local
city/county government, owners of the property, and local cemetery
officials.
Other information
This cemetery holds the graves of a founding
family of Thomas County, Georgia. The family is very well known and is
mentioned in historical/genealogical documents both published and not
published. I have called the city/county as well as local historical
groups and no one seems to be interested or able/willing to take the
responsibility for its care. I can't clean the cemetery myself because I
live out of town. The city/county states that it is not responsible for
its care because it was created and maintained as a family cemetery.
Despite the situation, many genealogists are interested in the clean up
of the cemetery. The fact that many interested parties live out of town
can be attributed to its bad condition.
Support Contacts
Thomasville Genealogical, History, and Fine Arts
Library Contact: Kathy-director email=glibrary@rose.net
Submitted By:
name: Wendy Wood
Email: southernbelleb@mindspring.com
