Oconee Hill Cemetery
- Historic cemetery
- Regional draw
- Athens
Oconee Hill Cemetery is an active historic burial ground beside the University of Georgia campus in Athens.
Its memorials and landscaped grounds connect local family histories with the development of the city, offering a reflective alternative to the nearby sports venues.
Check the cemetery’s current visiting guidance and follow permitted routes without interrupting services or maintenance. Treat graves and monuments respectfully, and arrange any organized historical tour separately. The photograph shows part of the cemetery near its historic groundskeeper’s house rather than an open house-museum interior.
Visitor details reviewed October 18, 2026. Check official visitor information for current access, admission, and operating arrangements. View on OpenStreetMap.
Image credit: User:Froggerlaura / Wikimedia Commons. Original source. CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; may be cropped for display.
Nearby
More places nearby
Georgia Museum of ArtGeorgia Museum of Art serves as both a university art museum and the state’s official art museum on the Athens campus.
Herty FieldHerty Field is a landscaped green on the University of Georgia’s historic Athens campus, on ground formerly used for early university athletics.
Foley FieldFoley Field is the University of Georgia’s baseball venue in Athens.
Morton TheatreMorton Theatre is a historic performance space at Athens’s Hot Corner, built by African American businessman Monroe Morton.
Ware-Lyndon HouseWare-Lyndon House preserves a nineteenth-century Athens residence within the Lyndon House Arts Center grounds.
The State Botanical Garden of GeorgiaThe State Botanical Garden of Georgia combines cultivated gardens, natural areas and educational facilities beside the Middle Oconee River in Athens.