National Register of Historic Places

Colored Cemetery

Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
Listed
September 28, 1980
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80001155

About this property

The Colored Cemetery on 10th Avenue in Columbus, Georgia, is a 17.6-acre (7.1 ha) cemetery used by African-American citizens of Columbus that has burials dating back to at least the 1840s. In 1936, the name Porterdale Cemetery began to be used also. It is believed to have been included in the 1828 plan for the city by surveyor Edward Lloyd Thomas. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The name "Porterdale" for the cemetery is apparently in honor of Richard P. Porter, the cemetery's sexton from about 1878 to about 1920.

Location

10th Ave.
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
32.45341, -84.98215

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When was Colored Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Colored Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Colored Cemetery?

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