Brinson Cemetery - Brinson, GA
N 30° 58.195 W 084° 43.947
16R E 716568 N 3428473
Brinson Cemetery is located on Georgia Highway 310, just north of US Highway 84 in Brinson, Georgia, USA.
Waymark Code: WMFMA3
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2012
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Brinson Cemetery was established in 1867. According to the Find-a-Grave website (
visit link) there are at least 826 interments in this cemetery.
There's a Georgia Historical Marker at the front entrance to the cemetery that tells a little about the town of Brinson's history and the town's namesake who is buried in the cemetery:
SIDE 1: BRINSON
First settled in the 1850s present day Brinson was originally known as Spring Creek. The name was changed in 1889 when the town was laid out and established by Simeon Brinson. In that same year the Alabama Midland Railroad completed a line through the town. Brinson soon became a shipping point for agricultural products, lumber and naval stores which were the major industries in the area. By an act of the Georgia General Assembly on August 22, 1907, the village was incorporated at the Town of Brinson. Brinson began to decline because of the closing of sawmill operations between 1910-1920.
SIDE 2: SIMEON BRINSON 1847-1918
The town of Brinson was named in honor of Simeon Brinson, a prominent farmer and businessman. Brinson, a native of Dougherty County, saw action during the War Between the Sates as a private in Company E, Fifth Georgia Cavalry. After the war he moved to Decatur County. Brinson served as the first postmaster of the Spring Creek Post Office which was established in 1874. He was still postmaster when the name of the post office was changed to Brinson on August 24, 1889. Brinson served as mayor of the town in 1907 and 1913-1914 and two terms (1909-1912) in the Georgia General Assembly. He is interred in the Brinson Cemetery.