Notable Graves
- Col. Milton A Candler (1837–1909); local legislator and congressman
- Dr Thomas Holly Chivers (1806–1858); Doctor and Poet
- Mary A.H. Gay (1828–1918); Author of Life in Dixie During the War
- Charles Murphey (1799–18610); local legislator, congressman, and a delegate to the Georgia Secession Convention.
- Col. George Washington Scott (1829–1903); founder of Agnes Scott College
- Benjamin F. Swanton (1807–1890); builder of the historic Swanton House
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