Historic Cemeteries
Cemeteries in Darien, Georgia, City Limits
Old City Cemetery - 1736- 1806
Location: Jefferson and Market Streets in Darien. See map.
Upper Mill Cemetery - 1806
Location: New River Road near West Street. See map.
Butler Cemetery - Located on the west side of GA 99 at its intersection with Kell Ave; south of the Pine St.-Mcintosh Rd. intersection.
Cemeteries Near the City of Darien, Georgia
St. Andrews Cemetery, photographed in March 2008.
St. Andrews Cemetery
St. Andrews Cemetery was founded by Thomas Spalding and is located near the Ashantilly Center, just outside of Darien. It is a stunningly beautiful place in the spring, filled with brightly blooming azaleas and nesting songbirds.
Location: St. Andrews Rd. and Bond Street, near Darien. See map.
The historical marker reads:
"At the end of this avenue, on high land ovelooking the creeks and marshes, Thomas Spalding of Sapelo established his family burial ground. For many years the Spaldings and their kinsmen were buried there. In 1867, Charles Spalding, son of Thomas Spalding, gave to Saint Andrew`s Episcopal Church in Darien the land surrounding the family plot, to be used perpetually as a cemetery. On February 20, 1876, the right Reverend Dr. Beckwith, Bishop of Georgia, consecrated the ground now known as St. Andrew`s Cemetery."
Ceylon Cemetery - 1820
Location: Across from Horse Creek Cross Road on Highway 251. See map.
Whispering Pines Cemetery -
Located on the north side of Blounts Crossing Rd. at its intersection with Meadow Lane.
Books About Darien Cemeteries
Cemeteries of McIntosh County, published in 2000 by The Lower Altamaha Historical Society, is available for viewing at Ida Hilton Library and in the lobby of the Darien City Hall.
