Rose Hill Cemetery
Rose Hill Cemetery is a 50-acre cemetery located on the banks of the Ocmulgee River in Macon, Georgia, United States, that opened in 1840. Simri Rose, a horticulturist and designer of the cemetery, was instrumental in the planning of the city of Macon and planned Rose Hill Cemetery in return for being able to choose his own burial plot.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Macon, Georgia
- Also known as: “Oak Ridge Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riverside Cemetery and Mercer University School of Law.
Riverside Cemetery
Cemetery
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Riverside Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Macon, Georgia established in 1887. It is approximately 54 acres in size and privately owned. Over 18,000 people are interred here. Riverside Cemetery is situated 740 feet west of Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mercer University School of Law
University
Mercer University School of Law is the law school of Mercer University. Founded in 1873, it is one of the oldest law schools in the United States; the first law school accredited by the bar in Georgia, and the second oldest of Mercer's 12 colleges and schools. Mercer University School of Law is situated 3,000 feet south of Rose Hill Cemetery.
Cannonball House
Museum
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The Cannonball House is a historically significant Greek Revival house located at 856 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Cannonball House is situated 3,800 feet south of Rose Hill Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Macon and Payne.
Macon
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Macon is a city in Georgia's Classic Heartland. The downtown area of Macon has antebellum homes, cathedrals, and other historic buildings that were built in the past by Macon's elite, including the Woodruff House, the Hay House, and the Cannonball House.
Payne
Neighborhood
Payne, more commonly known as Payne City, was a city in Bibb County, Georgia, United States. Payne was an enclave completely surrounded by the city of Macon, and was the only other incorporated area in the county. Payne is situated 2½ miles west of Rose Hill Cemetery.
Rose Hill Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Bibb, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.84981° or 32° 50′ 59″ northLongitude
-83.63571° or 83° 38′ 9″ westElevation
377 feet (115 metres)Open location code
864RR9X7+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1284673601OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Hausa to Swedish—“Rose Hill Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Kabari na Rose Hill (Macon, Georgia)”
- Hausa: “Kabari na Rose Hill”
- Japanese: “ローズ・ヒル墓地”
- Swedish: “Rose Hill Cemetery”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rose Hill Cemetery”. Photo: Saginaw-hitchhiker, CC BY-SA 4.0.