Sparta in Hancock County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sparta Cemetery

Photographed by David Seibert, November 5, 2007

1. Sparta Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The main cemetery in Sparta was established on property deeded to the town in 1806. Burials illustrate a common nineteenth-century pattern of migration to the area, as settlers from New England and Virginia moved south and west through the Carolinas and into Georgia. Notable burials include Methodist Bishop George Foster Pierce, president of Wesleyan College in Macon and of Emory College in Oxford, Georgia; prominent nineteenth-century statesmen Dr. William Terrell and Gen. Henry Mitchell; and veterans of American wars dating back to the Revolution. Sparta Cemetery also contains examples of funerary art representative of architectural styles of the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries.

Erected 2007 by Georgia Historical Society and Sparta Cemetery Association. (Marker Number 70-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 33° 16.633′ N, 82° 58.383′ W. Marker is in Sparta, Georgia, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of Hamilton Street and Boland Street, on the left when traveling east on Hamilton Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sparta GA 31087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pierce Memorial Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Sparta (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Eagle Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hancock County (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Old Dominion" (approx. ¼ mile away); Rockby (approx. 2.2 miles away); Nathan S.S. Beman at Mt. Zion (approx. 5.8 miles away); Mt. Zion Church (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 28, 2009

2. Sparta Cemetery Marker

The marker, barely visible to the left, in front of the cemetery

Photographed by David Seibert, October 28, 2009

3. Sparta Cemetery Marker

The marker, to the right, and the cemetery

Sparta Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, October 28, 2009

4. Sparta Cemetery

Grave of David Dickson (1809-1885) at Sparta Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tomeka mcClendon, March 19, 2011

5. Grave of David Dickson (1809-1885) at Sparta Cemetery

Zadoc Turner (1729-1819) grave marker at Sparta Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tomeka mcClendon, March 19, 2011

6. Zadoc Turner (1729-1819) grave marker at Sparta Cemetery

Turner's grave is an example of a Revolutionary War veteran buried at the cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,174 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 7, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 4, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 5. submitted on March 26, 2011, by Tomeka mcClendon of Sparta, Georgia. 6. submitted on March 27, 2011, by Tomeka mcClendon of Sparta, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.