City of Savannah Department of Cemeteries

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cemetery management agency municipal government department

The City of Savannah Department of Cemeteries is the municipal agency responsible for managing and preserving Savannah’s historic public burial grounds and cemetery properties.

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Label	Occurrences
City of Savannah Department of Cemeteries canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11614882 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: City of Savannah Department of Cemeteries
Context triple: [Bonaventure Cemetery, operatedBy, City of Savannah Department of Cemeteries]

A. Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, United States
Bonaventure Cemetery is a historic and picturesque Victorian-era cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, famed for its moss-draped oaks, elaborate funerary art, and evocative Southern Gothic atmosphere.
B. Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, United States
Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its Victorian-era funerary art and as the resting place of notable figures including Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low.
C. Montevallo City Cemetery
Montevallo City Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Montevallo, Alabama, known as the final resting place of notable local figures such as Andrew B. Moore.
D. Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia, is a historic Victorian garden cemetery and public park known as the final resting place of many of the city's notable figures, including politicians, civil rights leaders, and cultural icons.
E. Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia
Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, Georgia is a historic hillside burial ground overlooking the confluence of the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers, noted for its Civil War history and prominent interments.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: City of Savannah Department of Cemeteries
Target entity description: The City of Savannah Department of Cemeteries is the municipal agency responsible for managing and preserving Savannah’s historic public burial grounds and cemetery properties.

A. Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, United States
Bonaventure Cemetery is a historic and picturesque Victorian-era cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, famed for its moss-draped oaks, elaborate funerary art, and evocative Southern Gothic atmosphere.
B. Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, United States
Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its Victorian-era funerary art and as the resting place of notable figures including Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low.
C. Montevallo City Cemetery
Montevallo City Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Montevallo, Alabama, known as the final resting place of notable local figures such as Andrew B. Moore.
D. Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia, is a historic Victorian garden cemetery and public park known as the final resting place of many of the city's notable figures, including politicians, civil rights leaders, and cultural icons.
E. Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia
Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, Georgia is a historic hillside burial ground overlooking the confluence of the Etowah and Oostanaula rivers, noted for its Civil War history and prominent interments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cemetery management agency ⓘ municipal government department ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employs	administrative staff ⓘ cemetery staff ⓘ grounds maintenance workers ⓘ
focusesOn	city-owned cemetery properties ⓘ historic public burial grounds ⓘ
goal	preservation of historic cemetery landscapes ⓘ protection of cultural heritage resources in cemeteries ⓘ provision of respectful burial services ⓘ
hasDomain	historic preservation ⓘ parks and cemeteries ⓘ public services ⓘ
hasOfficialRole	management of cemetery infrastructure ⓘ stewardship of municipal burial grounds ⓘ
industry	cemetery management ⓘ public administration ⓘ
jurisdiction	City of Savannah ⓘ
locatedIn	Chatham County, Georgia ⓘ Savannah, Georgia ⓘ linked to: Savannah
operatedBy	City of Savannah ⓘ
parentOrganization	City of Savannah government ⓘ linked to: City of Savannah
partOf	City of Savannah municipal services ⓘ linked to: City of Savannah
providesService	genealogical assistance using cemetery records ⓘ interment services in municipal cemeteries ⓘ lot ownership documentation ⓘ
regulates	monument and marker installations in city cemeteries ⓘ use of city cemetery plots ⓘ
responsibleFor	burial records management for city cemeteries ⓘ coordination of cemetery tours and interpretation ⓘ enforcement of cemetery rules and regulations ⓘ grave space sales and administration in city cemeteries ⓘ historic preservation planning for cemeteries ⓘ maintenance of cemetery grounds ⓘ management of municipal cemeteries in Savannah ⓘ operation of city-owned cemeteries ⓘ preservation of historic public burial grounds in Savannah ⓘ public access to municipal burial grounds ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
serviceArea	city-owned cemetery properties in Savannah ⓘ public burial grounds in Savannah ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	local government agency ⓘ
website	https://www.savannahga.gov ⓘ