The Story
This community burial ground belongs to Horeb Baptist Church, a congregation that began as Fulsoms Creek Church, organized on June 28, 1792. The church adopted the Horeb name in 1798 and moved to its present site the following year; before the Civil War its rolls included Black worshippers, and in 1870 the members helped their formerly enslaved brethren establish a separate congregation that became Union Church. After roughly two centuries of service to the Mayfield area, Horeb held its final regular services in 1992, though oaks planted by the congregation in 1886 still line the drive to the church and its graves.
About this site
Horeb 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 33.3665, -82.8371 near Sparta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Union Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include John McCown Gravesite, Covey Rise Farm Cemetery, and Medlock Family 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.
History
This community burial ground belongs to Horeb Baptist Church, a congregation that began as Fulsoms Creek Church, organized on June 28, 1792. The church adopted the Horeb name in 1798 and moved to its present site the following year; before the Civil War its rolls included Black worshippers, and in 1870 the members helped their formerly enslaved brethren establish a separate congregation that became Union Church. After roughly two centuries of service to the Mayfield area, Horeb held its final regular services in 1992, though oaks planted by the congregation in 1886 still line the drive to the church and its graves.
Sources: findagrave.com
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