Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries

Cemetery details

Mt. Nebo Church Cemetery

Mt. Nebo Church Cemetery photo
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: 33.08181° N X 83.03022° W
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GMD: 118
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black

Graves numbered 70 and above have been listed based on obituaries. Based on the obituaries, these persons should be somewhere within the cemetery.

Indexer or Contributor: Kathy Fuller and Susan Harrington

Number of persons found: 62
Unmarked Grave - Freddie Poole

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.
Grave 1
Cora Poole
Aug 15, 1907 - Mar 28, 1959

Grave 2
Unmarked Grave

Possible grave.
Grave 3
Nellie M. Bridges
Mar 26, 1928 - Oct 16, 1979

Grave 4
Tommie Washington

Dates are painted over and unreadable.
Grave 5
Mr. Lamar Lane


Grave 6
Tommie J. Butts
Jan 19, 1951 - Jun 28, 1974

Grave 7
Ocie Washington
May 22, 1924 - Aug 24, 1974
"With Jesus Weep Not"
Grave 8
Annie W. Ray
Oct 25, 1906 - Jan 5, 1992

Grave 9
Mamie C. Washington
Apr 23, 1923 - Dec 30, 2001

Grave 10
Unmarked Adult Slab - Annie Mae Daniels

w/o Oscar Daniels. All info per Crawford Jones.
Grave 11
Oscar Daniels
Sep 1, 1890 - Dec 16, 1950

Military Service: World War I
CPL 327 Service Bn QMC
Grave 12
Meldon Scott

No dates.
Grave 13
Mrs. Nellie Dixon

- Jul 17, 1940
Death year difficult to read.
Grave 14
Levi Dixon
Dec 12, 1887 - Jul 12, 1959

Grave 15
Magnolia Hall
Mar 8, 1904 - Oct 27, 1964

Grave 16
Ernest Butts, Jr.
Jul 20, 1967 - Mar 1968

Grave 17
Cynthia A. Butts
Apr 2, 1968 - Jul 13, 1970

Grave 18
Ernest J. Butts
Jul 16, 1942 - Jun 12, 1972

Grave 19
Mathew Phillip
Jan 1, 1871 - May 31, 1946

Grave 20
William Lewis
May 20, 1921 - Mar 20, 1947

Military Service: World War II
Chemical Warfare Service
Grave 21
Lonnie G. Butts
Nov 19, 1935 - May 8, 1989

Grave 22
Brittany Reaves
Nov 8, 1998 - Nov 8, 1998

Grave 23
Unmarked Adult Slab


Grave 24
Nellie R. Larkin
Apr 10, 1945 - Jul 9, 1988

Grave 25
George Ray

- Jul 19, 1940

Military Service:
Pvt 157 Depot Brigade
Grave 26
Lena Crowder

No dates.
Grave 27
Hazel Mae King
Apr 17,
Apr 18,
No year on gravestone.
Grave 28
Unmarked Adult Slab


Grave 29
Booker T. Washington
1915 - 1981

Military Service: World War II
Tec 5 U.S. Army
Grave 30
John Trawick
Dec 17, 1905 - Apr 18, 1986

Grave 31
Booker T. Trawick
feb 14, 1942 - Dec 19, 1986

Grave 32
Lee B. Taylor
Aug 16, 1912 - Dec 1, 1987

Grave 33
Crawford L. Jones, Jr.
Dec 23, 1958 - Apr 9, 1988

Grave 34
W. M. King
Feb 21, 1882 - Mar 25, 1945
Age (no longer visible). All information hard to read.
Grave 35
Jarvious S. Simpson
Aug 12, 1999 - Aug 12, 1999
Enclosed in fenced area with graves 37-42.
Grave 36
Tylee M. Davis
Sep 15, 1981 - Jan 29, 1982
Is within fenced area.
Grave 37
Pamela or Paula? T. Hall
Dec 20, 1970Dec 1,
Almost impossible to read. Death year not readable. Is within fenced area.
Grave 38
Rakeim A. Hall
May 25, 1993 - Nov 26, 1993
Is within fenced area.
Grave 39
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.
Grave 40
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.
Grave 41
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.
Grave 42
Unmarked Adult Slab


Grave 43
Unmarked Adult Slab


Grave 44
Matthew Nelson
May 10, 1920 - Feb 23, 1975

Grave 45
Ella W. Lane
Aug 9, 1919 - Jul 3, 1984
People's funeral home tag.
Grave 46
Willie J. Baker
Mar 22, 1954 - Feb 7, 1995

Grave 47
Fannie B. Wilson
Jan 1, 1927 - May 14, 1997

Grave 48
Rahzy Watt Washington

Difficult to read.
Grave 49
Unmarked Adult Slab

Behind the church.
Grave 50
Vera Ann Trawick
May 23, 1915 - Jan 6, 1969
"Mother" Behind the church.
Grave 51
Dancie Washington
Aug 9, 1870 - Nov 8, 1964
Behind the church.
Grave 52
Maranda L. Washington
Nov 10, 1878 - Jan 19, 1984
Behind the church.
Grave 53
Arzella Taylor Cooper
Nov 1, 1928 - Mar 7, 2003
Age 74. All info from obituary.
Grave 70
Willie (Billy) Reaves

- Oct 10, 2004
All info from obituary.
Grave 71
Roy V. Trawick

- May 8, 2006
All info from obituary.
Grave 72
Gloria J. Hall

- Oct 1, 2007
All info from obituary.
Grave 73
Sharon Faye Deason

- Jul 7, 2009
Age 54. All info from obituary.
Grave 74
James Candy Trawick

- Aug 1, 2009
All info from obituary.
Grave 75
Charlie Sterling Hall, Jr.

- Feb 16, 2011
Age 41. All info from obituary.
Grave 76
A. T. Cooper

- Sep 14, 2011
All info from obituary.
Grave 77
Selena D. Tucker Reaves

- May 3, 2014
Age 51. All info from obituary.
Grave 78