Bonaventure Cemetery

A photo of the grave of Corinne Elliot Lawton located in Bonaventure Cemetery.


Originally a family cemetery on a large plantation, Bonaventure Cemetery's most recent fame comes from the book and movie, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" written by John Berendt and from Jack Leigh's photograph of the bird girl which graced the cover of the book. Large oaks festooned with Spanish moss and it's location overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway make Bonaventure one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the United States.