b.          born
bn.        battalion
c/o        child of
ca.        circa or approximately
coping    low wall surrounding a lot or a group of graves
CSA       Confederate States of America
C.V.       Confederate Veteran. Stones with "C.V." have, at some time in the past, been placed
                on Confederate veterans' graves.
d.          died
d/o        daughter of
GMD      Georgia Militia District. A region on the Hancock County map which specifies military
               reporting areas from times past.
GPS       Global Positioning Satellite. A specific longitude and latitude position which is accurate to
                within a few feet. A GPS unit can direct a person to a location, such as a cemetery,
                specified by the longitude and lattitude. Use of a GPS is recommended for pinpointing
                difficult-to-find cemeteries in woods or off of the highway.
h/o        husband of
insc.      inscription, or what is actually written on the grave marker

lot         a grouping of graves, often of family members. Lots tend to be rectangular in shape and,
                within the Sparta City Cemetery, are numbered by section: for example, Section F,
                Lot 5. People are numbered within the lots.

per Kimbrough list of 1940. This listing of over one hundred cemeteries in Hancock County
                was part of a W.P.A. project and made from the records of Mrs. Effie Kimbrough.

per RCSG   per or according to Lillian Henderson's Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
                (6 volumes). Hapeville, GA: Longina & Porter, 1959-1964.

per <person's name>     per or according to a person who participated in this current indexing project.
                The person providing information is usually a family member.

section     a large grouping of lots and graves that are often surrounded by driveways or are divided for
                ease of finding graves.

slab         a rectangular piece of cement, granite, or marble that is in the shape of the grave and lies over
                the grave indicating the approximate shape and size of the grave

s/o                son of
unmarked   designates that the grave has no indication, as of the current time, of who is buried there.
                The grave may, however, have a slab, wooden cross or stone which indicates that the
                grave exists.

vault        a raised grave or structure over a grave
w/o          wife of
WWI         World War I
WWII        World War II