Established in 1804, the Old Villa Rica Cemetery, also known as the Old Town Cemetery, is located near the corner of Highway 61 (Dallas Highway) and Punkintown Road. The cemetery is located in the town's original location known as Hicks Town.  Villa Rica City moved to its present-day location when the railroad was constructed in the 1880s. Those buried at the cemetery include early town leaders and original settlers of Villa Rica, as well as nine Civil War veterans.

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Old Villa Rica Cemetery has a family plot layout, in this type of layout graves are arranged by family affiliation. According to a statement by Villa Rica resident, Kate Hamilton Nunley, the cemetery was created and used by the 'Old Town Church.' This church once sat near the cemetery and was used jointly by three denominations: Presbyterian, Baptist, and Methodist. One denomination would hold services on one Sunday, the next denomination on the next Sunday, the next denomination on the next Sunday, and jointly on the fourth Sunday. 

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Local historian, Carl Lewis, has theorized that in 1827 the cemetery sat behind Land Lot 3, which was owned by the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

 
Prominent residents at the cemetery include members of the Conner family.  The Conners were early settlers of Villa Rica and were closely involved in its government. The second city manager, J.W. Conner, is remembered for negotiating with the gold miners for tax payments and improving Villa Rica economically.

Also buried there is James Bryce. Bryce is described in Job Cobb's book, Carroll County and her People as an early settler and minister. Bryce was a charter member of the Concord Methodist Church and was one of the ministers sent to Brazil to spread the Gospel.