BRANTLEY COUNTY HISTORICAL AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Post Office Box 1096, Nahunta, Georgia 31553

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AMMONS-DANIELS

AMMONS-WARNER

ATKINSON
BACHLOTT
BETHLEHEM
CREMATED
DAVE HICKOX
DOWLING
GIBSON FAMILY
GREENLAWN, Ware Co. Partial
HARRIS FAMILY
HAZLEHURST FAMILY
HIGH BLUFF
HIGHSMITH
HOBOKEN
HOBOKEN CITY
HORTENSE
JACKSONS
JACOBS
KNOX
LANE
LITTLE BUFFALO
MARS HILL
MASONIC
McCLELLAN
McCOOL
MOORE
MORGAN
MT CALVARY
MT OLIVE
NEW HOPE
OAK GROVE
PALMETTO PENTECOSTAL/LYONS
PIERCE CHAPEL
PILGRIMS REST
PURDOM
ROB LEWIS
SAND HILL
SATILLA
SMYRNA
SPRING HILL
THOMAS
TISON
TWIN RIVERS
WAYNESVILLE
WHITAKER HILL-HARRISON
WIGGINS FAMILY CEMETERY
WIGGINS PEOPLE CEMETERY

DIRECTIONS TO CEMETERIES

BRANTLEY COUNTY, GEORGIA

There's not a single commercial cemetery in Brantley County, and most are on private grounds.    If the cemetery is not located adjacent to a church, it is probably on private land.  Permission and Courtesies are always appropriate when approaching a cemetery on private grounds.  You should also be respectful to the church cemeteries.  Permission is always required of the Cemetery Trustees before making any structural changes, or making burials.     NOTE: References to map numbers pertain to the map provided in the cemetery booklets.  The map is not available on-line.


AMMONS-DANIELS               N31 09.094  W081 47.274 Southeast of Atkinson about 6.4 miles on State Road 110,  near the Camden and Brantley County line; adjacent to the Daniels Cemetery.


AMMONS-WARNER     MAP NR: 2              N31 14.503     W081 51.310 Proceed north of Atkinson about 1.1 mile north on  State Road 110; turn left on Warners  Landing Road (CR188) ; go 0.2 miles; turn right on Sandy Loop(CR361), and the cemetery is 0.1 miles ahead on the right


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ARNETT's--------------   NOT ON MAP                      N31 19.678'  W081 43.918' From the intersection of Hwy 32 and the Post Road, go north 1.1 miles. Cemetery is on the right


 

ATKINSON BAPTIST   MAP NR: 3                 N31 13.036  W081 51.094     Cemetery is located at Atkinson, Ga.  From the intersection of Hwy 82 and Old Hwy 259(CR233), go south about 1500 feet to the Atkinson Baptist Church.  The cemetery is behind the church (East of Old Hwy 259.    


BACHLOTT                     MAP NR: 4                     N31 05.672     W082 00.298 Bachlott is located about 3.5 miles south of Hickox.  If traveling from Nahunta on U.S. 301, continue past Hickox, and  turn left on Bachlott Church Rd (CR 89S).  Bachlott Church and its cemetery is on immediate left as you turn on to Bachlott Church Rd.


BAXTER                        MAP NR: 5                      N31 18.590     W081 57.887 Proceed from Nahunta, north on U.S. 301 6.9 miles to Trudie Road (CR239), the first road to the left after crossing the Satilla River.  Turn left (west), go about miles, cross the railroad tracks, turn immediately right on Eldridge Road (CR121) and follow the road past Mrs. Johnny Eldridge's home.  Cemetery is under a large tree beside the road, on the right.  There are two markers inside a chain link fence. 


BETHLEHEM              MAP NR: 6                       N31 06.889     W081 59.804 Bethlehem is near Hickox:   Alt #1:  From Hickox, go south on Hwy 301, 2.0 miles turn left on Bethlehem Road (CR88).  Cemetery is miles ahead on right.  Alt#2: Go out Riverside Road (CR79), eastward) from Hickox about 1 miles.  After you cross the Buffalo Creek Bridge, turn right on Bachlott Church Road (CR 89S), going south.  Proceed about one mile to Bethlehem Road (CR88) and turn right (See Sign).  Cemetery is on the left.  Alt#3: Follow instructions to Bachlott Cemetery.  After turning left on Bachlott Church Road (CR89S), and passing the Bachlott Church and Cemetery, proceed northward about one mile; turn left on Bethlehem Road (CR88) at sign.


BICKLEY CHAPEL(Camden Co.)  NOT ON MAP   02.815'     W081 51.720'      Go 13 miles south of Atkinson on highway 259; turn right onto the Bertram Trail and go 0.2 miles. Cemetery is on the left behind Bickley Chapel.


CLAYTON                         MAP NR: 7              N31 09.951'     W082 08.822'      Go one mile south of the intersection of Hwy 121 and Hwy 82 at Hoboken.  Turn right onto Bay Road (CR31) and go 0.8 miles. Turn left onto a trail. Cemetery is about a 100 yards down the trail on the left. 


COOLLIE RIDGE             MAP NR: 8                                                                    Located between Nahunta and Lulaton, south of Hwy 82 


CONFEDERATE (Waynesville)-                  N31 13.955'     W081 47.275'  ALSO KNOWN AS WIGGINS PEOPLE CEMETERY.  See directions for Wiggins People.


CORINTH                    MAP NR: 9                         N30 59.466     W081 57.406 


DANIELS                     MAP NR: 10                      N31 09.094     W081 47.274    Proceed southeast of Atkinson on Hwy110 for 6.4 miles.  It is located near the Camden and Brantley County line, adjacent to the Ammons Cemetery.  


DAVE HICKOX           MAP NR: 11                     N31 12.043     W082 09.941 Alt #1: From the intersection of Hwy 121 and Hwy 82 at Hoboken, go north 1.0 miles on Hwy 121, turn left on Mars Hill Road and go 1.3 miles.  Turn right on Creek Drive and go 0.5  miles.  Cemetery is on the left.


Alt#2: From the Mars Hill Cemetery, take the dirt road immediately east of Mars Hill and go 1.0 miles to Creek Road.  Turn left and go 0.5 miles.  Cemetery is on the left.  (Not to be confused  with New Hope Cemetery at the Hickox community).


DEAN CEMETERY                                                                                            Located north of Atkinson on Hwy 110, right on Dogwood Drive (CR215E).  Turn left on S. Oakwood Drive (CR551) and cemetery is on the left.


DOWLING                         MAP NR: 12               N31 05.338     W081 55.559 Dowling is southeast from Hickox.  Proceed from the intersection of Hwy 301 and Riverside Road (CR79) for 5.3  miles.  Turn left on Waycross Fish Camp Road (CR80).  There is a Waycross Fishing Club sign before reaching the Riverside Chapel.  Go 0.5 miles and bear to the right, and go 0.3 miles to Dowling Cemetery, near the Satilla River.


FIVE OAKS                       MAP NR: 13                   N31 08.615'     W081 57.751'   From Hwy301 at Hickox, go out Riverside Road (CR79) southeast for 1.8 miles.  Turn left on White Ford Road (CR89N), and go 1.5 miles.  Turn right on CR84.  Cemetery is about 100 feet south on the right.  CR84 does not have a sign.


GIBSON                         MAP NR: 14                  N31 15.149'     W081 47.341'      At Waynesville, from the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road, go northeast 1.7 miles, and turn right on Sherwood Drive (CR597).  Cemetery is on the right.  


GRAHAM                     MAP NR: 15                   N31 17.780'     W081 45.790'    At Waynesville, from the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road, go north about 4 miles.  Turn right on Albert Gibson Road (CR163),  go 0.8 miles, turn left on Boots Harrison Road (CR165) and go 1.3 miles.  Turn right on Lee Cemetery Road (CR331) and go 0.1 miles.  The Cemetery is straight ahead just past a dump site.  Also called, Lee Cemetery.


GREENLAWN       NOT IN BRANTLEY CO        N31 10.828'     W082 15.037' Greenlawn is located east of Waycross on U.S. 82 (south), west of Hoboken and the Schlatterville community.  


HARRIS                               NO MAP NR            N31 10.467'     W082 04.264' Harris - From Nahunta, go 5.4 miles west on Hwy 82; turn left on Silas Harris Road (CR54), and go 1.1 miles.  Cemetery is on the left.   


HAZLEHURST                     MAP NR: 16             N31 14.000'     W081 46.960'   At Waynesville, from the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road, go east on Hwy82 about 0.5 miles.  Turn left on Mumford Road (CR455) to the Mumford Plantation home (0.2 miles).  Cemetery is on the left.  Also known as the Presbyterian Church Cemetery.


HIGH BLUFF                        MAP NR: 17           N31 09.415     W082 11.203 From the intersection of Hwy 82 and Hwy 121 at Hoboken, go west toward Waycross for 3.9 miles to the High Bluff Road (CR231).  Turn left and go south 1.2 miles.  Cemetery is on the right.


HIGHSMITH                         MAP NR: 18              N31 13.756     W081 46.977 From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road, go east toward Brunswick for 0.5 miles.  Cemetery is on the right (southside of Hwy 82).  


HOBOKEN   MAP NR: 19    N31 11.301     W082 07.792 At Hoboken, from the intersection of Hwy 82 and Raybon Rock Road W. (CR224), go miles north.  Cemetery is on the left, north of the Hoboken School.


HOMEWARD                       JUST SOUTH OF THE BRANTLEY/CAMDEN COUNTY LINE ON HWY 110, WEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.          N31 08.334     W081 47.704


HORTENSE  MAP NR: 20  N31 19.705     W081 56.311   From the intersection of Hwy301 and Hwy 32 at Hortense, go south about 100 feet.  Turn left on  Ballfield Road, located immediately after passing the convenience store (CR146).   Go east 0.7 miles.  The Cemetery is on the right.


JACKSON                          MAP NR: 21                   N31 09.08'      W081 48.30' Proceed southeast from Atkinson (about 4 mi) on State Road 110, to County Line Road 175, to road 337, to road 338, turn right on dirt road (near Mt Zion Church)


JACOBS                             MAP NR: 22              N31 12.555     W081 48.030 From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road at Waynesville, go south on Old Waynesville Road (CR168S) for 0.5 miles, turn right, staying on CR168S and proceed 0.6 miles.  Turn left opposite Hope road (CR179), and go 0.3 miles to the cemetery.


KING-WAYNESVILLE           MAP NR: 23 


KNOX                                  MAP NR: 25             N31 09.247'     W081 54.187' Knox is south of Lulaton about 4.4 miles; Proceed south on Knox Road (CR92), and so south 4.4 miles.  Turn left on Knox Cemetery Road (CR94) for 0.3 miles.  Cemetery is on the right.


LANE                                 MAP NR: 26                N31 16.703     W081 50.558 Lane is 3.9 miles north of Atkinson on Road 110; turn right on Laned Cemetery Road (CR457), and go 0.1 mile.

LEE (aka Graham)              MAP NR: 27                 N31 17.780'     W081 45.790' Proceed about 3.9 miles north of Waynesville, on Browntown road to Road 163; then to Road 165 (turn right on dirt road, and then left (north) to Lee Cemetery. 

LINDA PLANTATION/SATILLA RIVER CLUB:                                                                                                  MAP NR. 28                  N31 08.737     W081 51.680    At Atkinson, go south on Old CR259 (CR233); turn right on Holzendolph road (CR176).  The Linda Plantation / Satilla River Club house is about miles ahead.  The cemetery is a few hundred feet north of the house.

LITTLE (Wayne Co)               NOT ON MAP          N31 21.405'     W081 45.982' From the intersection of Hwy 32 and The Browntown Road N., go north 1.7 miles on the Browntown Road (CR168N) The cemetery is on the left.

LITTLE BUFFALO                MAP NR: 29         N31 09.477     W081 57.026 Little Buffalo (Avant Griffin Church):  From the Hickox Convenience Store, proceed north on U.S. 301.  After crossing the Big Buffalo Creek bridge, turn right  (east) on Buffalo Creek Drive (CR226).   The road goes straight eastward about 1.8 mile and then curves slowly to the left (Tom Howards home place is at the curve of the road.  After completing the left curve, take a right on the first dirt road, Foxhound Trail (CR83) (not to be confused with the White Ford (dirt road), and proceed  about 0.5 mile. Cemetery is on your left after passing the little Buffalo Creek bridge.

MARS HILL                     MAP NR: 30              N31 11.081     W082 10.252 Proceed west on U.S. 82 from Hoboken toward Waycross.  Make a right turn 0.8 miles out of Hoboken on Central Avenue (CR5).  After crossing the railroad, turn left at the next intersection, staying on Central Ave.  Proceed another 1.4 miles.  Cemetery is on the right.

MASONIC /ROSE HILL    MAP NR: 31                 N31  13.929 W081  45.974       From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road, go 1.4 miles east.  Cemetery is on the left, north of Hwy 82.

McCLELLAN                     MAP NR: 32                   N31 08.214     W081 58.568 McClellan is not currently used, and brush normally surround markers.  From the "Convenience Store" at Hickox, cross  U.S. 301 and go out the Riverside Road (CR79) southeast 1.8 miles.   After crossing the bridge at Little Buffalo Creek, turn left on White Ford Road (CR89N) and go mile.  You will pass the Johns farm on your left, proceeding  past the Charlie Batten (deceased) farm house on your left. The McClellan Cemetery is behind Charlie Battens fields (on your left). After passing Charlie Battens home and his fields, turn left into a "small lane road, between two fields for 0.1 miles.  Turn left at the end of the field on your left and go about 0.1 mile to the cemetery.     The "lane" is directly in front (west) of the "old Zara Batten home place" weather beaten pioneer home which is located on your right). The Old Batten home is inhabited by J. R. Wynn, son of Nancy Batten and Bob Wynn). The Cemetery is in the "woods," past the fields at the end of the "lane," and is near the home of two "Wynn Sisters."  There are no signs. Note: The Cemetery is  on private land. Visitors should obtain permission from the family living in the old Zara Batten home place (Mr. J.R. Wynn or the Wynn Sisters.)

McCOOL                       MAP NR.  33                   N31 19.574'     W081 46.362'  From the intersection of Hwy 32 and the Browntown Road, go south 0.5 miles, turn left on an unnamed dirt road, and the cemetery is 0.2 miles ahead at the end of the road just past a dump site.  The cemetery is east of the Browntown Road. Alt#2: From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road (at Waynesville), go 6.9 miles north, turn right onto an unnamed dirt road . Cemetery is 0.2 miles ahead.

McDONALD at Waynesville       MAP NR: 34      N31   15.349    W081 45.970  

MOORE                              MAP NR. 35               N31 13.409     W082 07.903 Moore is north of Hoboken.  From the intersection of Hwy 121 and Hwy82, go north on Hwy 121 for 1.4 miles.  Turn right on Saddle Club Road (CR63).  Go 1.6 miles, turn left and go through a cattle gap.  Cemetery is 0.2 miles straight ahead.  Alt#2.  From Hwy 82 and Raybon Rock Road W. (CR224) at Hoboken, go north 3.1, turn left onto CR63 and go 0.9 miles.  Turn right and go through the cattle gap.  Cemetery is 0.2 miles ahead.

MORGAN                         MAP NR. 36            N31 14.179     W081 47.022         From the intersection of Hwy82 and the Browntown Road at Waynesville, go 0.1 miles north,  crossing the railroad tracks, turn right on Mineral Springs Road (CR160, and go 0.5 miles.   Cemetery is on the left.

MT. CALVARY                   MAP NR. 37               N31 09.035     W082 09.199   Mount Calvary is south of Hoboken. From the intersection of Hwy82 and Hw121 at Hoboken, go  west 0.7 miles (toward Waycross).  Turn left onto the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Road (CR19)  and go 2.3 miles.  Cemetery is on the right.  

MT. OLIVE                        NO MAP NR.                   N31 17.355'     W081 45.462' Mount Olive is about 3.5 miles north of Waynesville.  From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Post Road, go north 3.5 miles.  Turn left on Mt. Olive Road (CR162), and proceed to CR163, less than 0.1 miles south of CR162, and go 0.7 miles.  Cemetery is on the right.  There is a monument for the former church.  Also called Drury.

MUMFORD                         NO MAP NR.                                                           Located at Waynesville: From the intersection of Hwy82 and the Browntown Road, go east 0.5  miles.  Turn left and take Mumford Road (CR455) to the Mumford Plantation (0.2 miles).  Cemetery is on the right about 200 feet, south of the Mumford house.

NEW HOPE                          MAP NR. 39                 N31 09.189     W081 59.859 New Hope is at the Hickox community, three miles south of Nahunta.     Proceed west from U.S. 301 at the Convenience Store in Hickox on the Caney Bay Road (CR225). Immediately after crossing the railroad tracks, turn right (north) on New Hope Road (CR431),  paralleling the railroad tracks. New Hope is at the end of the dirt road (dead-end).     (New Hope is sometimes referred to as the Hickox Church--not to be confused with the Dave Hickox Cemetery near Hoboken).

OAK GROVE (Brantley Co.)    MAP NR. 40           N31 16.050     W082 00.368 Located west of Raybon:     Proceed north on U.S. 301 from Nahunta 4.3 miles;  turn west on Raybon Rock Road W. (CR224), at the convenience store.  Proceed about 2.4 miles.   Its  on your left.

OAK GROVE (Camden  Co.)    NOT ON MAP       N31 04.428'     W081 53.264' Located south of Atkinson.  Proceed south from Atkinson on CR233 (Old 259) for 11.2 miles, turn right onto Oak Grove Church Place and go 0.3 miles.  Cemetery is on the left.

PALMETTO /LYONS              MAP NR. 41                N31 10.397  W081 47.777  From the intersection of Hwy 82 and Hwy 110 at Atkinson, go 4.6 miles south, turn left on Buster Walker Road (CR174).  Go North about 100 feet and turn right and go south on the dirt road to the cemetery and follow it as it turns left.  The cemetery is about 0.2 miles ahead.

PIERCE CHAPEL                   MAP NR. 42           N31 08.402     W082 10.747 Pierce Chapel is south of Schlatterville.   From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the High Bluff Rock Road, go south 1.5 miles on High Bluff Road.  Turn right on Pierce Chapel Road (CR25), and go 1.2 miles.  Cemetery is on the left at the intersection of Pierce Chapel Road and Bellefield Road (CR26).

PILGRIMS REST                MAP NR. 43                     N31  12.718 W081  477 From the intersection of Hwy82 and the Old Waynesville Road (CR168S, goes by the Waynesville Elementary School) at Waynesville, go south 0.5 miles.  Stay to the right on Old Waynesville Road and proceed 0.9 miles.  Turn right staying on Old Waynesville Road and go 0.3 miles.  Cemetery is on the right.

 

PURDOM                    MAP NR. 44                        N31 20.936   W081 58.609 From the intersection of Hwy 32 and Hwy 301 at Hortense, go west 1.5 miles, turn right on Satilla Church Road (CR130), and go 0.3 miles.  Turn left and go 0.2 past the Satilla Missionary Church.  Tturn left at  Hortense /Screven Road (CR227), and go 0.2 miles.  Turn left and go through a gate.  The cemetery is 0.1 miles ahead on the left.  There is one marker with several names.

RAULERSON                                                           N31 18.911     W082 00.636  

RIVERSIDE CEMETERY                                                                                        From Hwy 301 at Hickox, go east on Riverside Road (CR79) for 6.4 miles.  Cemetery is on the left, behind the Riverside Chapel Baptist Church.

ROB LEWIS                     MAP NR. 45                  N31 16.035'     W081 58.752' Rob Lewis is located at the Raybon Advent Christian Church. Proceed  west on the Raybon Rock Road W. (CR224) from the Raybon Convenience store at U.S. 301, toward Hoboken.  Go 0.8 miles and turn right on Rob Lewis Lane (CR315), and go 0.2 miles.

SALTER (RED CAP) Located in Canden County                                                              Also known as London Jacksons Cemetery, located in Camden County on the    Camden/Brantley County line on Hwy 110 directly across from Lattany Road,      behind house/field near a church (Mt. Olive?) and two locked gates; property is       privately owned by Attorney Earl Daniel Smith. 

SANDHILL                          MAP NR. 46     

SATILLA                            MAP NR. 47                   N31 20.441     W081 59.172  Proceed west from Hortense on State Road 32 about 2.15 MILES.  The cemetery is on the left,  south of Hwy32.

SCOTT                              MAP NR. 48                                                                    Scott is located about .5 miles west of the old Post Road, and about .05 miles north of Hayner Road.

SMYRNA                         MAP NR. 49                  N31 14.360'     W081 53.383' Smyrna, about 1 3/4 miles north of Lulaton.  Going west from Nahunta on U.S. 82,  youll pass the Air  Port on your right at Lulaton.  About miles past the Air Port,  there is a road sign on the right hand side of the road, pointing to a "Sanitation Refuse Disposal." Turn  north (left) onto Smyrna Church Road and proceed about 0.9miles.  Turn right on Gilman Road (CR101, and follow it about miles.   As the Gilman Road veers to the left, go straight onto Land Fill Road (CR378). The cemetery is on the left, before reaching the Land Fill..     The "Refuse Dump" is north of Smyrna Cemetery.    

SPRING HILL                  MAP NR. 50                   N31 14.000     W082 07.460 Spring Hill is located north of Hoboken.  From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Ray bon Rock Road W. (CR224) at Hoboken,  go north 3.9 miles.  Turn left on Keene Road, and go 0.5 miles.  Turn left on Ferry Road (CR197 and go about 100 feet, turn right on Spring Hill Road (CR212) and go 0.1 miles.  Cemetery is on the right.  Also known as Hanchey.

STAFFORD                           MAP NR. 51                                                         Stafford, located miles south of Waynesville; Post Road and Hayner.

STRICKLAND TRUDIE        MAP NR. 52  

STYLES                           MAP NR. 53

THOMAS                        MAP NR. 54                      N31 11.429     W082 15.040   Thomas is  approximately miles north of U.S. 82 on Miles Still Road (CR11), across the road from the New Hope Advent Christian Church.  

TISON                            MAP NR. 55                                                                     Tison is located east of Waynesville, on the west side of Post Road, north of U.S. 82

TWIN RIVERS                MAP NR. 56                      N31 18.580     W081 57.149 Twin Rivers Church is located 7.7 miles north of Nahunta, off U.S. 301 on your right after crossing the Satilla River and, past Trudie.  

WAYNESVILLE                MAP NR.  57               N31 14.358'     W081 46.977'    From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road at Waynesville, go 0.1 mile north, crossing the railroad tracks.  Turn right on Mineral Springs Road (CR160), and go 0.7 miles.  Cemetery is on the left.  

W. C. LANE                                                               N31 18.034     W081 57.661    From the intersection of Hwy 301 and Trudie Road (CR230), go 0.3 miles.  Cemetery is beside the highway, on the right.

WHITAKER HILL / HARRISON     MAP NR. 58  18.727'     W081 43.938'       This cemetery is in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Hwy32 and the Post Road.  This is the name engraved on the granite sign on the cemetery.  

WIGGINS FAMILY                     MAP NR. 59      N31 14.109'     W081 47.044' From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road at Waynesville, go 0.1 mile north, crossing the railroad tracks, and turn right at Mineral Springs Road (CR160).  Go 0.4 miles and the cemetery will be on the left.

WIGGINS PEOPLE                                     N31  13.955  W081  47.275    From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road at Waynesville, go 0.1 mile north, crossing the railroad tracks.  Turn right at Mineral Springs Road  (CR160).  Go 0.1 miles and the cemetery will be on the left.  Aka Confederate Cemetery.

WILLIAMS                         MAP NR. 60           N31 12.175'     W081 56.338'  

WILLIS                               MAP NR. 61            N31 16.152     W081 56.703 From Hwy 301 at Raybon, go east 1.3 miles ON Raybon Rock Road E. (CR103).  Cemetery is across a pasture under two oak trees about 500 feet from the road.  Cemetery is inside the Enoch Smith farm, just before the Gladys Morgan place.