Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries
Cemetery details
Stanton Family Cemetery #2
Also known as Barnes-Fox Cemetery
Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go southwest on Hwy 22 for 7.3 miles to Pearson Chapel Road on the left. Go about 1.4 miles on Pearson Chapel Road. Take the road / driveway on the left just before getting to the big power transmission lines. Gain permission and go through the gate which is locked. Follow the road along the power line easement, and bare right off of the power line easement at the top of the next hill. The cemetery is located in the woods where the road forks to the left -- the cemetery is in the center of the fork. The cemetery is 0.5 mile from Pearson Chapel road.
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go southwest on Hwy 22 for 7.3 miles to Pearson Chapel Road on the left. Go about 1.4 miles on Pearson Chapel Road. Take the road / driveway on the left just before getting to the big power transmission lines. Gain permission and go through the gate which is locked. Follow the road along the power line easement, and bare right off of the power line easement at the top of the next hill. The cemetery is located in the woods where the road forks to the left -- the cemetery is in the center of the fork. The cemetery is 0.5 mile from Pearson Chapel road.
GPS coordinates: 33 12' 27.1" N 83 02' 48.2" W
or in degrees only form: 33.20753° N X 83.04672° W
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GMD: 116
Cemetery Status: Inactive
Predominant race: White
A brick wall about one foot high used to surround this cemetery but was destroyed by recent logging.
Indexer or Contributor: Carolyn Waddell Stembridge, Roger Stembridge, J.T. Stanton, and Glen Cook
Unmarked Grave - James Stanton
b. 1812
d. after 1853 since last child born then. All info per Carolyn Waddell Stembridge.
Grave 1
Unmarked Grave - Sarah Langford Stanton
b. Feb 13, 1816
d. after 1853 since last child born then. All info per Carolyn Waddell Stembridge.
Grave 2
Unmarked Grave - John William Stanton
Age 63. Dates unknown. All info per Carolyn Waddell Stembridge.
Grave 3
Unmarked Grave - William A. Stanton
b. Dec 28, 1779
b. N.C. m. Nancy Garland. Drew a land lot and established the homeplace here. So probably is buried here per Carolyn Waddell Stembridge. All info per C. W. Stembridge.
Grave 4
Unmarked Grave - Nancy Garland Stanton
w/o William A. Stanton. Probably buried here. All info per Carolyn Waddell Stembridge.
Grave 5
Unmarked Graves
Possibly another 3-5 graves in this area.
Grave 6