Roberts Cemetery /
old Beulah Church Cemetery
Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go east 2 blocks on Broad St. Turn right on Boland St., which becomes Linton Rd. Travel 11.9 miles (bearing right after 8-1/2 miles at the Beulah Hwy / Linton Hwy split) to the Beulah Community. Turn right on Beulah Rd. Travel 0.3 mile to a house on the right. Turn into the driveway beside the house. Seek permission and travel 0.4 mile into the pasture. The cemetery is on a small hill in the pasture.
GPS coordinates: 33 09' 01.5" N 83 03' 04.6" W
or in degrees only form: 33.15042° N X 83.05128° W
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GMD: 117
Cemetery Status: Inactive
Predominant race: White
Mr. Bill Batchelor stated that this was the cemetery that belonged to the Beulah church at one time.
Do not drive into the pasture in a car - rough terrain.
Indexer or Contributor: Glen and Christy Cook
Number of persons found: 7
Unmarked Adult Slab
Slab enclosed in cement blocks.
Grave 1
Unmarked Adult Slab
Slab enclosed in cement blocks.
Grave 2
Rev. Benjamin Roberts
Jul 21, 1794 - Apr 23, 1876
For fifty years a faithful minister of the gospel. For about forty years clerk of the Washington Baptist Assn. A model of patience, meekness and Christian humility.
Grave 3
Archibald Martin
Military Service: Confederate States of America
Co C, 2 Ga Res.
Grave 4
Unmarked Adult Slab
Grave 5
Benjamin Martin
Military Service: Confederate States of America
Co C, 2 Ga Res.
Grave 6
Unmarked Graves
Sunken spots and rocks on the ground. Evidence of more graves in this area.
Grave 7