Brooklyn Cemetery was one of the first cemeteries in Athens for the African American Community, created in 1882 and used consistently through much of the 20th century. In recent years, the cemetery's board of trustees has worked with a broad range of volunteer groups to renovate and publicize this space. That has included work to catalog all who might be buried in the cemetery, a task made difficult by a lack of official records and broken or missing grave markers.
To assist in this work, students in the Spring 2023 Community GIS class worked with the chair of the Brooklyn Cemetery board, Linda Davis, and other local residents to collect the multiple datasets related to the cemetery and those who are buried there. They digitized these records and checked them for accuracy using GPS devices. Lastly, they created both print and online maps of the cemetery space, shown on this page.
Future CML students will likely continue this work.
To assist in this work, students in the Spring 2023 Community GIS class worked with the chair of the Brooklyn Cemetery board, Linda Davis, and other local residents to collect the multiple datasets related to the cemetery and those who are buried there. They digitized these records and checked them for accuracy using GPS devices. Lastly, they created both print and online maps of the cemetery space, shown on this page.
Future CML students will likely continue this work.
Cemetery map created by Tim Naff, Community GIS student
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Searchable web map created by Community GIS students: