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Mt. Nebo Church Cemetery

Location: From the Hancock County Courthouse, go east 2 blocks (0.2 mile) to Boland Street. Turn right on Boland Street (which eventually becomes Linton Rd) and go 11.5 miles to Hitchcock Cemetery Road on the right. Turn right and follow Hitchcock Cemetery Rd for 1.8 miles. Turn left on Indian Trail Rd and go 3.2 miles until it dead ends into County Line Road. The cemetery is located on the left and is at the corner of County Line road (County Rd 331) and Indian Trail (also known as H. B. Dixon) Road on the southern boundary of the county.

GPS coordinates: 33 04' 54.5" N 83 01' 48.8" W
or in degrees only form: 33.08167° N X 83.03028° W
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GMD: 118
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black
Indexer(s) or Contributor(s): Kathy Fuller and Susan Harrington

List of Graves

Pers No.	Name	Birth	Death	Inscription and Notes	Service
1	Freddie Poole			Unmarked grave. No marker on grave - a possible grave that might be Freddie Poole, who is buried in the first row next to the highway, per Crawford Jones.
2	Cora Poole	Aug 15, 1907	Mar 28, 1959
3				Unmarked grave. Possible grave.
4	Nellie M. Bridges	Mar 26, 1928	Oct 16, 1979
5	Tommie Washington			Dates are painted over and unreadable.
6	Mr. Lamar Lane
7	Tommie J. Butts	Jan 19, 1951	Jun 28, 1974
8	Ocie Washington	May 22, 1924	Aug 24, 1974	"With Jesus Weep Not"
9	Annie W. Ray	Oct 25, 1906	Jan 5, 1992
10	Mamie C. Washington	Apr 23, 1923	Dec 30, 2001
11	Annie Mae Daniels			Unmarked adult slab. w/o Oscar Daniels. All info per Crawford Jones.
12	Oscar Daniels	Sep 1, 1890	Dec 16, 1950		World War I CPL 327 Service Bn QMC
13	Meldon Scott			No dates.
14	Mrs. Nellie Dixon		Jul 17, 1940	Death year difficult to read.
15	Levi Dixon	Dec 12, 1887	Jul 12, 1959
16	Magnolia Hall	Mar 8, 1904	Oct 27, 1964
17	Ernest Butts, Jr.	Jul 20, 1967	Mar 1968
18	Cynthia A. Butts	Apr 2, 1968	Jul 13, 1970
19	Ernest J. Butts	Jul 16, 1942	Jun 12, 1972
20	Mathew Phillip	Jan 1, 1871	May 31, 1946
21	William Lewis	May 20, 1921	Mar 20, 1947		World War II Chemical Warfare Service
22	Lonnie G. Butts	Nov 19, 1935	May 8, 1989
23	Brittany Reaves	Nov 8, 1998	Nov 8, 1998
24				Unmarked adult slab.
25	Nellie R. Larkin	Apr 10, 1945	Jul 9, 1988
26	George Ray		Jul 19, 1940		Military Service: Pvt 157 Depot Brigade
27	Lena Crowder			No dates.
28	Hazel Mae King	Apr 17,	Apr 18,	No year on gravestone.
29				Unmarked adult slab.
30	Booker T. Washington	1915	1981		World War II Tec 5 U.S. Army
31	John Trawick	Dec 17, 1905	Apr 18, 1986
32	Booker T. Trawick	feb 14, 1942	Dec 19, 1986
33	Lee B. Taylor	Aug 16, 1912	Dec 1, 1987
34	Crawford L. Jones, Jr.	Dec 23, 1958	Apr 9, 1988
35	W. M. King	Feb 21, 1882	Mar 25, 1945	Age (no longer visible). All information hard to read.
36	Jarvious S. Simpson	Aug 12, 1999	Aug 12, 1999	Enclosed in fenced area with graves 37-42.
37	Tylee M. Davis	Sep 15, 1981	Jan 29, 1982	Is within fenced area.
38	Pamela or Paula? T. Hall	Dec 20, 1970	Dec 1,	Almost impossible to read. Death year not readable. Is within fenced area.
39	Rakeim A. Hall	May 25, 1993	Nov 26, 1993	Is within fenced area.
40	Shabrandon R. Harris	May 8, 1991	Oct 7, 1996	Is listed on an adult-sized slab with graves 41 and 42. Is within fenced area.
41	Jalecia S. Harris	Jun 3, 1992	Oct 7, 1996	Is listed on an adult-sized slab with graves 40 and 41. Is within fenced area.
42	Akeiya J. Hall	Feb 3, 1995	Oct 7, 1996	Is listed on an adult-sized slab with graves 40 and 41. Is within fenced area.
43				Unmarked adult slab.
44				Unmarked adult slab.
45	Matthew Nelson	May 10, 1920	Feb 23, 1975
46	Ella W. Lane	Aug 9, 1919	Jul 3, 1984	People's funeral home tag.
47	Willie J. Baker	Mar 22, 1954	Feb 7, 1995
48	Fannie B. Wilson	Jan 1, 1927	May 14, 1997
49	Rahzy Watt Washington			Difficult to read.
50				Unmarked adult slab. Behind the church.
51	Vera Ann Trawick	May 23, 1915	Jan 6, 1969	"Mother" Behind the church.
52	Dancie Washington	Aug 9, 1870	Nov 8, 1964	Behind the church.
53	Maranda L. Washington	Nov 10, 1878	Jan 19, 1984	Behind the church.