Ebenezer Methodist Church (now Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church) founded Oak Hill Cemetery in 1838. Famous burials include Uriah Stephens, the switch master in Kingston during the Civil War; Pleasant Stovall Shelman, the operator of a Cartersville hotel; and Sam Jones, a famous preacher.
Oak Hill Cemetery (Cartersville)
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A view of Oak Hill Cemetery in Cartersville, Georgia. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)