Old Ebenezer Cemetery

Jul 16

Written By alanah cooper

Site Brief:

Founded: 1830

Location: Marietta, GA

Additional name(s): N/A

Affiliate group(s):

Cobb County Cemetery Preservation Commission

History:

Old Ebenezer Cemetery is believed to be a historical cemetery for the enslaved. This cemetery located adjacent to Gritters Library at Shaw Park, in Cobb County, Georgia. Ebenezer resides on 1.5 acers in an urban area. Old Ebenezer Cemetery is believed to have been in use since the 1830’s. Also, this cemetery is believed to be a part of Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church. Since records were lost and destroyed during the Civil War, it is not certain that this information is correct. But sometime about the turn of the 20th century, Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church became the custodians of the cemetery. To date, there are 84 documented individuals buried there. There are many graves that cannot be verified and will probably remain unknown.