Douglas City Cemetery

The first burial in the Douglas Cemetery was David H. Kirkland (1835-1865), owner of Kirkland Store.  A walk through the historic area, located in the northeast corner, gives you a sense of pride and helps identify community pioneers.  Although aged and weatherworn, individualized monuments and markers characterize and personalize the names and dates imbedded in stone.

In 1930, Warren P. Ward, author of Ward's History of Coffee County, described the Douglas Cemetery as one of the most beautiful in South Georgia.  He gave credit to the ladies of Douglas for such beauty.  Tall Italian Cypress reaches more than 50 feet to blue skies.  Although not native to the area, the presence of these stately trees is the result of a community volunteer landscape program during the early 1900's.  Ward also noted (in 1930) that perhaps Douglas had the only cemetery in South Georgia that had a mausoleum.  Ward's History of Coffee County can be found at the Heritage Station Museum or in our online gift shop.

Click Here for Cemetery Rules and Regulations

For assistance with lot locations or purchases please contact Henry Milhollin at 389-3405 or email hmilhollin@cityofdouglas.com

City of Douglas Cemetery
1622 North Gaskin Avenue
(912) 389-3405
Fax: 912-384-6730
hmilhollin@cityofdouglas.com

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 30 minutes after Sunset