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Set along Alcovy Road in what was once a rural farming community east of Lawrenceville, Alcova Baptist Church Cemetery is home to a bell that figured into old local burial customs. By a longtime account, when a member of the community died the bell would be rung to summon neighbors, who then came to dig the grave by hand. The churchyard today holds several hundred marked burials.
Alcova Baptist Church Cemetery is a cemetery in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County. It is one of 101 cemeteries documented in Gwinnett County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.9622, -83.9217 near Lawrenceville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Freeman's Mill (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Alcovy Road Grist Mill, Martins Chapel United Methodist Cemetery, and McMillan 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.
Set along Alcovy Road in what was once a rural farming community east of Lawrenceville, Alcova Baptist Church Cemetery is home to a bell that figured into old local burial customs. By a longtime account, when a member of the community died the bell would be rung to summon neighbors, who then came to dig the grave by hand. The churchyard today holds several hundred marked burials.
Sources: findagrave.com
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