Tag Archives: Fulton County

Utoy Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery-Atlanta, Georgia

From the Utoy Cemetery Association website, Atlanta’s historic Utoy Cemetery is a fenced three and a half acre suburban cemetery located at 1465 Cahaba Drive SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30311, behind the old Utoy Primitive Baptist Church (now the Temple of Christ Pentecostal Church), 1911 Venetian Drive SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30311. The cemetery was originally part of the Utoy Primitive Baptist Church, but in 1984 was deeded to the Utoy Cemetery Association, Inc.

Utoy Primitive Baptist Church, apparently the oldest Baptist Church in present Fulton County, was constituted August 15, 1824, in a log house just west of the present church, which is now located at the corner of Venetian Drive (originally Utoy Road) and Cahaba Drive, in Southwest Atlanta. The church was apparently moved to its present location in the summer of 1828. Today, the Utoy Church building itself is owned by the Temple of Christ Pentecostal Church, Inc., an organization that has an active African-American congregation of approximately 100 members.

It was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Front and backside of William Gilbert’s marker
John (1854-1921) and Georgia (1849-1910) Head. There is a typo on Georgia’s name. They are the parents of Edna Thrift (1888-1983) and John Head (1878-1930), who have the matching headstones below.
Sarah Hendon (typo on the grave) was a Civil War nurse. (1823-1910)

Henry B. Tompkins Home-Atlanta, Georgia

Neel Reid designed this 1922 Georgian-inspired home for Henry B. Tompkins and his wife. The home was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The home was painted this bright orange in 2010.

Black and white photo is courtesy the NRHP application.

Centennial Olympic Park, Georgia

Atlanta, Fulton County

Built for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 21-acre park served as a gathering spot for many activities during the Olympics. After the Olympics, the park now serves as the centerpiece for many activities, such as parades, concerts, fairs, and protests. When events are not happening, people gather to enjoy the dancing water fountains and other activities surrounding the park.

Fairburn City Cemetery-Fairburn, Georgia

I do not know when the cemetery was founded, but based on the markers and death dates, I believe it was started right after the Civil War. There’s a mixture of Victorian and handmade markers.

While many cemeteries have separate sections for Black and white people that are remnants of segregation, this is the only cemetery I’ve visited where there are physical markers denoting the the Black and white sides.

This is a Joseph Abrams grave cover.
Mary Elizabeth Camp-1893-1894
Victoria Glawton-This is an Eldren Bailey marker.

Atlanta Dairies, Georgia

An image of the Atlanta Dairies sign before it was replaced with what is there now.

Sardis United Methodist Church Cemetery-Atlanta, Georgia

Donaldson Family Mausoleum

Oral history states that the church started in 1812 in a log cabin on the current property. The cemetery has been in existence since approximately the same time. The church and cemetery were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Mrs. E. A. Lord, 1874-1905
Edith Brown-1904-1908