Hillcrest Cemetery - Villa Rica, GA
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YoSam.
N 33° 43.746 W 084° 55.732
16S E 691885 N 3734046
Also known as Villa Rica City Cemetery
Waymark Code: WMZWFN
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2019
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County of cemetery: Carroll County
Location of cemetery: Bankhead Hwy. (GA-61/US-78) & Hillcrest Dr., Villa Rica
Created: 1700s
Number of graves 2,200+
Brick entrance columns were built in 1934, and it was called "Hillcrest Cemetery" then.
Stone Plaque at entrance:
HILLCREST
BEAUTIFICATION AND
MAINTENANCE BY
VILLA RICA GARDEN CLUB
HOYT THOMAS FUNERAL HOME
Farthest away from the hwy as one can get, is an elaborate entrance wall and arch with text.
Text: The Creek Indians had an encampment on this sport, surrounding a fresh water spring.
The Joseph Chambers family built a log home nearby in the late 1700's and used the south plot as a family burying ground.
The plot was donated by the family to the new town in 1883. For one hundred twenty five years it was called, "Chambers Burying Grounds." Later it was called "City Cemetery," and in recent years "Hill Crest Cemetery."
The Villa Rica Garden Club has landscaped and maintained the area since 1936 under the sponsorship of the City Mayor and Council.
Second Plaque: Acknowledging all who have worked and given to the maintenance of this cemetery throughout the years, the Villa Rica Garden Club dedicated this entrance to honor loved ones who have gone before us and to the love and grace of God, which will rejoin us all one day for eternity.
DEDICATED
2015