Date: Aug-20-2001
Cemetery: Mary Henderson Cemetery
Established: late 1860's
Street: located 3/4 mile NE from intersection of GA Route 112 and
I-75 on County Rte 51
Type: Road-public
City: Ashburn
Township:
County: Turner
State: GA
Nation: USA
Zip: 21714
Nearby: No landmark... next to Peacock road just outside of
Ashburn and is hidden in the "weed" trees
Location: Rural-mixed
Land: Flat
Watersource: No
Features: overgrowth with small trees
Sign: No
Land Type:
Access: Permission-required
Enclosure: Fence-Broken
Gate: Non-locking
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Gravestones: 40
Oldest: unknown
Newest: 1911
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled:
Buried: Unsure
Removed: Unknown
Weather problems: Unknown
Pollution problems: No
Association: No
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Records location: "Survey of Turner County, Ga
Cemeteries" by Paulk 1993 and "History of Turner County"
by Pate 1933
Condition: Cemetery poorly maintained
Vandalized: No
Overgrowth: Problem-Access
Overgrowth: Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Damaging
Vegetation: Trees
Drainage:
Problem: Encroachment
Problem: Restricted access
Restoration: No work started as of yet
Owner: Cemetery
Use:
Bordering: Residential
Change: Unknown
Reason:
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: Unknown
Contacted: the bordering property owner, the Perry Funeral Home,
a concerned citizen, and the Wire Grass newspaper --all in Ashburn
Other Information
This cemetery is thought to be the oldest in
Turner Co. Second generation descendants of the 3 original pioneer
families to settle the Ashburn area are buried there, including my
ancestors, the Boles. I am organizing a clean up on Oct 19-26, 2001.
Please contact me if you can help.
Support
I don't know.... I live in Arizona
Submitted by:
name: Sharon Marzonie (Boles)
Email: naturalbait@yahoo.com
