A stone sign marks the entrance of Crawford Cemetery, where the county’s new pauper's plot is located. The county voted in March to buy a plot there. (Katherine Davis/The Oglethorpe Echo)
County’s new pauper’s plot ensures proper burials
Katherine Davis
The Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners is making sure every county resident will have a place to be laid to rest. The commissioners unanimously approved $1,000 in March to buy a 200-square-foot cemetery plot to be used for pauper’s burials.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025