United States, Georgia, Taliaferro County, 33.56609, -82.878761708/2022The first Catholic community in Georgia was established at Locust Grove, near modern-day Sharon, in the early 1790s. All that remains of the settlement today is a cemetery in Taliaferro County.Photograph of the Locust Grove Cemetery, located in Taliaferro County, Georgia. A curved stone grave stands in the foreground among several mature trees. Several smaller graves stand in the background.The first Catholic community in Georgia was established at Locust Grove, near modern-day Sharon, in the early 1790s. All that remains of the settlement today is this cemetery.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/catholic-churchForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/catholic-churchForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaSepulchral monuments--Georgia--Taliaferro CountyCemeteries--Georgia--Taliaferro CountyTrees--Georgia--Georgia--Taliaferro CountyHistoric sites--Georgia--Taliaferro CountyCatholics--Tombs--Georgia--Taliaferro CountyExtinct cities--GeorgiaLocust Grove CemeteryStillImage