Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries

Cemetery details

Carr Family Cemetery

Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go southeast on Hwy 15 for 0.3 mile to the fork at the Sparta Baptist Church. Bear right on Hwy 15 and travel 9.5 miles to Balerma Church Rd. Turn right. Travel 4.6 miles to a field road. Turn left. The cemetery is 0.8 mile in the woods from Balerma Church Road.

GPS coordinates: 33 08' 36.5" N 82 54' 39.3" W
or in degrees only form: 33.14347° N X 82.91092° W
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GMD: 118
Cemetery Status: Inactive
Predominant race: White

Private property. Difficult to access. A GPS is recommended.
Indexer or Contributor: Christy and Glen Cook

Number of persons found: 6
Mila R. Carr
1824 - 1888
d/o B. & P. Carr. Death year per Kimbrough. No longer readable. Kimbrough had initials rather than Mila R. as name: M. R. A. R., and had birth year as 1842.
Grave 1
Mary Gilmore
May 19, 1800 - May 10, 1875
Broken marker, dates unclear. First name and birth year per Kimbrough.
Grave 2
Priscilla B. Carr
Aug 2, 1812 - Apr 23, 1853
w/o Green B. Carr. Birth year unreadable. Broken marker, dates unclear. Kimbrough has middle initial 'S' and death year 1888.
Grave 3
Green B. Carr
Sep 23, 1811 - Feb 23, 1899
"A light from our household is gone, A place is vacant in our heart, that never can be filled."
Grave 4
Unmarked Child Slab


Grave 5
Samuel Carr
1824 - Nov 26, 1899
"Although he sleeps, his memory doth live."
Grave 6