Scott County’s first public cemetery—its first documented burial (that of three-year-old Olivia Zora Lewis) took place in 1818—is nicknamed the “Old Colored Cemetery” for the African Americans buried here, including four Buffalo Soldiers. Residents of such African American-settled communities of Zion Hill, Watkinsville and New Zion, these men joined the 9th and 10th Cavalries and the 23rd and 24th Infantries—the first peacetime all-Black regiments in the U.S. Army. NO NIGHT CACHING OR ON SUNDAY.
The cities of Georgetown, Sadieville and the Georgetown/Scott County Tourism Commission are pleased to announce the opening of the Scott County African American Heritage Geotrail! The geotrail consists of 8 geocaches for everyone regardless of your skill level in geocaching and spotlights African American historic sites rich in history located in the Georgetown/Scott County area.
Passports are available at the event and through the Georgetown Scott County Tourism Office. The passports list the coordinates and significant history of each of the sites. At each site you will need to locate the geocache container that contains a log. Written on the log and cache container (in most cases) will be a code word that you need to write down on the passport in the corresponding block to show that you have found the cache. Upon completion of all of the geocaches listed on the passport along with each corresponding code word, you will need to bring your completed passport to the Georgetown Scott County Tourism Office, 399 Outlet Center Dr, Georgetown, to receive a FREE trackable 2" geocoin.