Meriwether County, Georgia
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 23 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Greenville, Warm Springs, Alvaton.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP12 of 23 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
23 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Bulloch Family House | Warm Springs | 2002 |
| Bulloch, Benjamin F., House | Warm Springs | 1994 |
| Carmel Rural Historic District | Alvaton | 1998 |
| Champinole | Greenville | 1992 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt School | Warm Springs | 2010 |
| Greenville Historic District | Greenville | 1990 |
| Greenville Presbyterian Church and Cemetery | Greenville | 2002 |
| Harman-Watson-Matthews House | Greenville | 1973 |
| Hill, Burwell O., House | Greenville | 1982 |
| Jones-Florence Plantation | Odessadale | 1984 |
| Lone Oak Academy | Lone Oak | 2002 |
| Manchester Community Building | Manchester | 2002 |
| Mark Hall | Greenville | 1973 |
| Meriwether County Courthouse | Greenville | 1973 |
| Meriwether County Jail | Greenville | 1973 |
| Oakland | Warm Springs | 1982 |
| Phillips, William D., Log Cabin | Hogansville | 1982 |
| Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge | Woodbury | 1973 |
| Render Family Homestead | Greenville | 1984 |
| Twin Oaks | Greenville | 1980 |
| Warm Springs Historic District NHL | Warm Springs | 1974 |
| Warner-Hill House | Greenville | 1974 |
| White Oak Creek Covered Bridge | Alvaton | 1973 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBMeriwether was formed in 1827 (1827-12-14) from Muscogee, Troup.
MERIWETHER created from MUSCOGEE and TROUP.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusMeriwether County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1830 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,422 | 14,132 | 15,330 | 17,651 | 23,339 | 26,168 | 22,055 | 21,055 | 19,756 | 21,229 | 22,534 | 20,613 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS90 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 90 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alford Cemetery |
| Arbors Church Cemetery |
| Barnes Cemetery |
| Barron Cemetery |
| Baughan - Strozier Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bethesda Church Cemetery |
| Blount Cemetery |
| Blount Peavy Cemetery |
| Bowman Cemetery |
| Branch Hebron Cemetery |
| Braswell Cemetery |
| Brooks Cemetery |
| Caldwell-Williams Cemetery |
| Campground Cemetery |
| Clemens Cemetery |
| Cole Cemetery |
| Concord Cemetery |
| Connally Cemetery |
| Coplan-Perry Cemetery |
| County Line Church Cemetery |
| Cousins Cemetery |
| Cove Church Cemetery |
| Crouch Cemetery |
| Crowley Cemetery |
| Dunlap Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Fellowship Cemetery |
| Florence Cemetery |
| Gilbert Cemetery |
| Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Greer and Robertson Cemetery |
| Grier Cemetery |
| Hannah Cemetery |
| Harmony Church Cemetery |
| Harris Cemetery |
| Head Cemetery |
| Jones Cemetery |
| Judson - Bulloch Cemetery |
| Keith Cemetery |
| Leverette Hill Church Cemetery |
| Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Manchester Cemetery |
| Mann Cemetery |
| Marchman Cemetery |
| Martin Cemetery |
| Mathews Cemetery |
| McKee Cemetery |
| McLaughin Cemetery |
| Milam Cemetery |
| Mount Hope Church Cemetery |
| Mount Pilgrim Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Needmore Cemetery |
| New Hope Church Cemetery |
| Ogletree Cemetery |
| Ogletree Cemetery |
| Ollie Branch Cemetery |
| Owens Cemetery |
| Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Possum Trot Cemetery |
| Prospect Cemetery |
| Providence Cemetery |
| Red Oak Cemetery |
| Red Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Saint Pauls Cemetery |
| Salem Baptist Church Cemetery |
| See Cemetery |
| Sharp Cemetery |
| Silone Church Cemetery |
| Spring Chapel Cemetery |
| Strickland Town Cemetery |
| Thrash Cemetery |
| Thrash Cemetery |
| Tigner Cemetery |
| Trinity Church Cemetery |
| Tucker Cemetery |
| Turner Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Union Hill Church Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
| Name |
|---|
| Bullochville |
| Cameo |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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