City Cemetery in Sandersville, Georgia, began as the burial ground of the local Methodist Episcopal Church and later grew into the city cemetery. Covering about 5.5 acres, it occupies a defined place within the town between West Church Street, West Haynes Street, Virginia Avenue, and private property. Its significance was formally recognized in 1987 with listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The cemetery preserves the community’s past through the graves of notable figures including Thomas W. Hardwick, a U.S. senator and governor of Georgia, and Ben J. Tarbutton, a state politician and mayor of Sandersville.