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This old family plot holds members of the Devereux family, whose surname was also spelled Devereaux and for whom the surrounding community of Devereux is named. It originally lay on the plantation grounds of Samuel McDowell Devereux, and today the fenced graveyard sits abandoned and overgrown, its slab markers worn, broken, or lost beneath briers, with several graves left entirely unmarked.
Devereux Family Cemetery is a cemetery in Sparta, Hancock County. It is one of 140 cemeteries documented in Hancock County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.2234, -83.0740 near Sparta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gov. Charles James McDonald (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hall Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Stanton Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, and Bass 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.
This old family plot holds members of the Devereux family, whose surname was also spelled Devereaux and for whom the surrounding community of Devereux is named. It originally lay on the plantation grounds of Samuel McDowell Devereux, and today the fenced graveyard sits abandoned and overgrown, its slab markers worn, broken, or lost beneath briers, with several graves left entirely unmarked.
Sources: findagrave.com
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