Survey of  Jacob Paulk Cemetery (Black Section)(Partial Listing)

Irwin County, GA

Surveyed: Aug. 2, 2003

Contributed by: Kai Jamison

The Black section of the cemetery stretches from the west gate behind the Lott & Jacob section to the east side of the Jacob PAULK section. This section has its own entrance. All of the sections are well maintained as well as the outside of the cemetery. It sits approximately 20 ft from the road with enough space to park a row of maybe 15-20 cars. Some of the inscriptions on the stones are facing north towards the road and some are facing south to the hills. The significance of this is not known. Some also have inscriptions on the back of the stones. A few of the stones are broken and unreadable. Approximately 200 ft. from the cemetery is a large house that sits about 150 ft. off the road and the rest of the land in the area is covered with grass and woods. A few minutes west is a road leading to Pleasant Grove Cemetery . Evergreen Cemetery is also a few minutes west of Jacob Paulk on the same side of the road.

Some of the local people said that in order to be buried in the Jacob Paulk Cemetery a person had to be related to the Paulk's in some way. Below is a partial listing of the tombstones in the African American section of this cemetery listed by name, birth date and death date. Some dates could not be read or seen.