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Sunset Hill Cemetery

Sunset Hill Cemetery
Sunset Hill Cemetery, Valdosta, GA, US (10).jpg
Front entrance of Sunset Hill Cemetery
Location 110 N Oak St, Valdosta, Georgia
Coordinates 30°50′31″N 83°17′16″W / 30.84194°N 83.28778°W / 30.84194; -83.28778Coordinates: 30°50′31″N 83°17′16″W / 30.84194°N 83.28778°W / 30.84194; -83.28778
Area 66 acres (27 ha)
Built 1861
Architectural style Renaissance, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 04000957
Added to NRHP September 10, 2004

Sunset Hill Cemetery, located northwest of the intersection of North Oak Street and West Mary Street, is the oldest cemetery in Valdosta.

These are some of the notable people interred in the cemetery:

The cemetery was established in 1861 when former local postmaster Charles Ogden Force donated 30 acres (12 ha) to the city for this purpose. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 2004.



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