Date: 5/16/2001
Cemetery: Shiloh or "Marchant" from Cemeteries of Tift
County Book by Barry Chandler
Established: unknown
Street: 2.5 Miles down Ty-Ty Sparks Rd. (County Road 61) on left
side of road
Type: Road-public
City: Off of US 319, .7 miles out of Omega, GA
Township: unknown
County: Tift
State: GA
Nation: USA
Zip:
Nearby: County Road 61 - Ty-Ty Sparks Rd.
Location: Rural-mixed
Land: Flat
Water: Yes
Features: trees
Sign: No
Land Type: Private
Access: Open
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Unmarked graves: Unsure
Gravestones: Approx. 30
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: Yes
Buried gravestones: Unsure
Removed Gravestones: Unknown
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: Unknown
Oldest grave: Approx. 1907
Newest grave: Approx. 1956
Association: Unsure
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Yes
Records location: Cemeteries of Tift County, by Barry Chandler
Condition: Cemetery poorly maintained
Vandalized: No
Overgrowth: None
Drainage: Seasonal problem
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Work Status: Work underway - Minor improvements made
Owner: Unknown
Use: Agricultural
Bordering: Residential
Change: Unknown
Reason: Agriculture
Visited: Unknown
Archeology: Unknown
Contacted:
Other Information
A fence surrounded cemetery in 1974. Fence has
been removed and it is adjacent to residential area. Weed killer is
being used is the only improvement.
Support
Submitted by:
name: Linda Patrick
Email: lpatric@atlantic.net
