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Also recorded as Bancroft Cemetery, this Missionary Baptist churchyard sits along Bancroft Road in Early County near Blakely, where Find a Grave lists about 185 interments. Volunteers have photographed roughly 94 percent of its markers, making it one of the better-documented Black church cemeteries in the county.
Arms of Faith Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a cemetery in Blakely, Early County. It is one of 35 cemeteries documented in Early County, among 51 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.4137, -84.8395 near Blakely. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dixie Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Matt Gilbert Cemetery, Rosinvick Freewill Cemetery, and Liberty Hill Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also recorded as Bancroft Cemetery, this Missionary Baptist churchyard sits along Bancroft Road in Early County near Blakely, where Find a Grave lists about 185 interments. Volunteers have photographed roughly 94 percent of its markers, making it one of the better-documented Black church cemeteries in the county.
Sources: findagrave.com
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