Springfield Cemetery
Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery was founded in 1882 as a cemetery for African Americans in the 216th general militia district, Athens, Georgia area. Nine acres in size, it contains an estimated 3,500, mostly unmarked, graves.Photo: LadyofShalott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: founded in 1882 as a cemetery for African Americans in the 216th general militia district, Athens, Georgia area. Nine acres
- Also known as: “Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery”
- Address: 580 Fourth Street, Athens, 30601
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akins Ford Arena and Ware–Lyndon House.
Akins Ford Arena
Stadium
Akins Ford Arena is an indoor arena in Athens, Georgia. It is part of The Classic Center campus and is intended as an upgrade to the Classic Center Grand Ballroom, which had been configured as a 2,000-seat arena. Akins Ford Arena is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Springfield Cemetery.
Ware–Lyndon House
Manor estate
Photo: GAgayle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ware–Lyndon House is a historic house located at 211 Hoyt Street in Athens, Georgia, at the end of Jackson Street. Built circa 1850, the house is two stories and exhibits an Italianate style. Ware–Lyndon House is situated 1 mile west of Springfield Cemetery.
Georgia Theatre
Music venue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Georgia Theatre is a live music venue and event space in Athens, Georgia. National and local acts across all genres have performed at the theatre, including rock, folk, country, indie, alternative, hip hop and electronic. Georgia Theatre is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Springfield Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athens and Normaltown.
Athens
Athens is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of Georgia. Athens is most popular in the late summer and fall when students, families of students or college football fans visit the University of Georgia.
Normaltown
Neighborhood
Normaltown is a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, by the Athens Regional Medical Center and named for the State Normal School formerly located there. It was the first area of Athens to be wired for electricity after the completion of the Mitchell Bridge hydroelectric plant in 1896. Normaltown is situated 2½ miles west of Springfield Cemetery.
Five Points
Neighborhood
Five Points is a retail corridor and neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, centered on the intersection of Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street. It occupies the South-Southwest edge of the University of Georgia campus. Five Points is situated 2½ miles southwest of Springfield Cemetery.
Springfield Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.96924° or 33° 58′ 9″ northLongitude
-83.36138° or 83° 21′ 41″ westElevation
696 feet (212 metres)Open location code
865RXJ9Q+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 183743246OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Springfield Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Kabari na mahajjata na Bishara”
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