Baldwin County (Georgia) Cemeteries

Cemetery details

Rowell Family Cemetery

Rowell Family Cemetery photo
Rowell Family Cemetery photo
Location:
From the Baldwin County Courthouse, go west on Hancock Street for 2 blocks or 0.2 mile (or the one large block containing Georgia College & State Univ.). Turn right on Clarke Street. Go one large block or 0.2 mile. Turn left onto Business Highway 441 North (Montgomery St.) and follow the signs for Business 441 N (turn right on North Columbia St.). Go for approximately 7-1/2 miles. Turn left on Meriwether Rd. Go 2.1 miles, just past overhead Georgia Power lines. The cemetery is one block (1/4 mile) past power lines, on right side of road, and about 100 feet from road are the approximately 12 graves and the old wall which surrounds them. It is not visible from the road in summer.

GPS coordinates: 33 09' 32.8" N 83 18' 43.2" W
or in degrees only form: 33.15911° N X 83.312° W
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GMD: 318
Cemetery Status: Inactive
Predominant race: White
Marked on old county maps incorrectly as Howe.
Richard Rowell
Jan 1, 1782 - Jun 21, 1849
Aged 68
Grave 1
Ann B. Rowell
Oct 18, 1796 - Oct 17, 1845
Aged 49 yrs. Consort of Richard Rowell
Grave 2
Agin C. Rowell
Mar 29, 1818 - Oct 1, 1819
Date of death could be 1849.
Grave 3
Brown

possibly Edmondson Z. Brown, who built nearby house, or his son.
Grave 4
Unmarked Grave

Possibly 10 more unmarked graves in this cem etery.
Grave 5