Colonial Park Cemetery
| Colonial Park Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Inside the cemetery, looking west toward its boundary with Abercorn Street | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1750 Closed to burials in 1853 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 32°04′31″N 81°05′24″W / 32.07528°N 81.09000°W |
| Type | Public municipal |
| Owned by | City of Savannah |
| Size | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| No. of graves | est. 9,000 |
| Find a Grave | Colonial Park Cemetery |
Colonial Park Cemetery (locally and informally known as Colonial Cemetery; historically known as the Old Cemetery) is an 18th- and early 19th-century burial ground located in downtown Savannah, Georgia. It became a city park in 1896, 43 years after burials in the cemetery ceased, and is open to visitors.
The cemetery was established in 1750, when Savannah was the capital of the British Province of Georgia, last of the Thirteen Colonies. By 1789 it had expanded three times to reach its current six acres bounded by East Oglethorpe Avenue (to the north), Habersham Street (east), East Perry Lane (south) and Abercorn Street (west). Savannah's primary public cemetery throughout its 103 active years, its previous names have included the Old Cemetery, Old Brick Graveyard, South Broad Street Cemetery, and Christ Church Cemetery.