Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries
Cemetery details
Covey Rise Farm Cemetery
Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, travel 2.7 miles northeast on Hwys 15/22 to the Hwy 15 and 22 split. Turn right on Hwy 22. Follow Hwy 22 for 5.0 miles to Covey Rise Farm Rd. Turn right and travel 1.9 miles to the farm on your left. Drive to the house and then turn right onto a field road. The cemetery is 0.1 mile from the house on the left side of the field road.
From the Hancock County Courthouse, travel 2.7 miles northeast on Hwys 15/22 to the Hwy 15 and 22 split. Turn right on Hwy 22. Follow Hwy 22 for 5.0 miles to Covey Rise Farm Rd. Turn right and travel 1.9 miles to the farm on your left. Drive to the house and then turn right onto a field road. The cemetery is 0.1 mile from the house on the left side of the field road.
GPS coordinates: 33 21' 49.5" N 82 53' 19.2" W
or in degrees only form: 33.36375° N X 82.88867° W
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GMD: 111
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: White
Private. Ask permission.
Indexer or Contributor: Kathy Fuller and Susan Harrington
Joe David Brown
May 12, 1915 - Apr 22, 1976
b. Birmingham, AL. d. Covey Rise Farm. Author, Writer, Foreign Correspondent. "Beloved Husband and Father lies here with his dear 'friend' Sam."
Military Service: World War II
460th Combat Parachute Battalion.
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Military Service: World War II
460th Combat Parachute Battalion.
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Grave 1
Sam Brown (dog)
1972 - 1983
Grave 2
Meta Doscher O'Reilly
1895 - 1986
"Beloved wife of John and mother of Meta, Frances, and John Jr.
Grave 3
Frances O'Reilly Brown
1919 - Mar 16, 2007
"Gone Swiming" (sic).
Military Service: World War II
A.N.C.
Military Service: World War II
A.N.C.
Grave 4
Meta O'Reilly Knapp
1917 - 1998
"Sisters are special"
Grave 5
Unmarked Child Graves
4 graves within an enclosed fence and marked by stones.
Grave 6
Unmarked Adult Graves
2 graves surrounded by bricks.
Grave 7
Unmarked Child Graves
5 graves surrounded by bricks.
Grave 8
Unmarked Graves
3 mounds of rocks may mark graves.
Grave 9
Ixch Von Hambone Covey Rise (dog)
Jun 19, 1989 - Oct 13, 1997
Grave 11
Lukes Southern Belle (dog)
Feb 12, 1990 - Nov 13, 1996
Grave 12
Ixch Sister Covey Rise (dog)
May 15, 1986 - Mar 14, 1990
Grave 13
Farm Dog Jill (dog)
Apr 6, 1989 - Aug 6, 1990
Grave 14
Unmarked Grave
Mounded stones next to the dogs' graves.
Grave 15
Thurmond (dog)
May 15, 1989 - Apr 7, 1999
Grave 16