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This large, chain-link-fenced churchyard of the historically African American Saint Galilee Baptist Church southeast of Sparta records 382 memorials on Find A Grave. Beyond the marked graves lie 61 unmarked adult slabs along with numerous field-stone and brick-outlined burials.
Saint Galilee Baptist Church 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 33.2487, -82.9106 near Sparta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dickson Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Nazareth Baptist Church Cemetery, Dickson Family Cemetery Number 2, and Bethel Church 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 large, chain-link-fenced churchyard of the historically African American Saint Galilee Baptist Church southeast of Sparta records 382 memorials on Find A Grave. Beyond the marked graves lie 61 unmarked adult slabs along with numerous field-stone and brick-outlined burials.
Sources: findagrave.com
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