Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries
Cemetery details
Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Church founded in 1794
Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, take Hwy 22 southwest for 7.2 miles to Devereux. Turn right (at the backward fork) onto Main Street. Go 0.2 mile to the dead end and turn left onto Jones Chapel Rd. Go west on Jones Chapel Rd for 4.9 miles to Carr's Station Road. Turn right onto Carr's Station Rd and travel for approximately 2.5 miles to Island Creek Road. Turn right on Island Creek Road going northwest and go for 1.3 miles. The cemetery is on the left side of the road and is next to the Island Creek Baptist Church. It is just before the intersection of Island Creek Church Rd (Pecan Way) and Island Creek Rd.
From the Hancock County Courthouse, take Hwy 22 southwest for 7.2 miles to Devereux. Turn right (at the backward fork) onto Main Street. Go 0.2 mile to the dead end and turn left onto Jones Chapel Rd. Go west on Jones Chapel Rd for 4.9 miles to Carr's Station Road. Turn right onto Carr's Station Rd and travel for approximately 2.5 miles to Island Creek Road. Turn right on Island Creek Road going northwest and go for 1.3 miles. The cemetery is on the left side of the road and is next to the Island Creek Baptist Church. It is just before the intersection of Island Creek Church Rd (Pecan Way) and Island Creek Rd.
GPS coordinates: 33 12' 29.6" N 83 10' 58.9" W
or in degrees only form: 33.20822° N X 83.18303° W
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GMD: 104
Cemetery Status: Inactive
Predominant race: White
Indexer or Contributor: Hugh and Susan Harrington
John D. Grimes
Apr 12, 1868 - Feb 27, 1942
Grave 1
Fraley Grimes
Feb 9, 1877 - Jul 2, 1939
Grave 2
Emma P. Simpson Grimes
Dec 8, 1872 - Jan 10, 1910
w/o John D. Grimes.
Grave 3
Roslyn A. Grimes
Sep 5, 1897 - Aug 1, 1899
Grave 4
Lonnie L. Bass
Aug 27, 1865 - Mar 28, 1906
Within an iron fence. No other graves visible within the fence.
Grave 5
Unmarked Grave
A stone marks the grave.
Grave 6
Unmarked Grave
A stone marks the grave.
Grave 7
Unmarked Grave
The grave is slightly sunken.
Grave 8
Marvin Bass
Aug 10, 1902 - Mar 30, 1911
Grave 9
Harris H. Jackson
Feb 9, 1874 - Feb 11, 1943
Grave 10
Mary S. Jackson
Mar 16, 1854 - Dec 11, 1933
Grave 11
Henry F. Jackson
Sep 22, 1853 - Jan 15, 1924
Grave 12
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 13
Unmarked Grave
The grave is marked by rocks.
Grave 14
Gordon Grimes
Sep 18, 1886 - Sep 1887
Within a fence with Lula Cherry.
Grave 15
Lula Cherry
Mar 28, 1861 - Jan 10, 1888
w/o George Cherry. Is within a fence with Gordon Grimes.
Grave 16
Little Joseph F. Jackson
Jan 18, 1897 - Apr 17, 1898
s/o J. F. and M. L. Jackson.
Grave 17
B. F. Palmer
Aug 29, 1817 - Oct 27, 1849
Grave 18
Unmarked Grave
Part of a tombstone marks the grave.
Grave 19
J. I. Palmer
1845 - 1901
Military Service: Confederate States of America
Co. F 9th Ga Regt.
Grave 20
Unmarked Graves
A large walled area with room for approx. 4 graves. There is some evidence of 2 graves.
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Grave 21
Unmarked Graves
5 unmarked graves in a row, each with a block indicating the presence of the grave.
Grave 22
Lidia E. Pierce Moye
Feb 28, 1855 - Nov 1, 1889
w/o John W. Moye. d/o Everett H. and Emily F. Pierce.
Grave 23
John Rivers Grimes
Mar 3, 1881 - Feb 13, 1938
Grave 24
Horace Wilson Grimes
Apr 26, 1913 - Oct 19, 1960
Grave 25
Jason Christopher Andrew Eardley
- Jun 8, 2003
s/o Jeff and Susan Eardley.
Grave 26