Location: From Hancock County Courthouse drive 0.7 miles west, following Hwy 22 and Hwy 16 to Ghettis Street. Turn left on Ghettis. Follow Ghettis for 0.3 mile as it crosses the railroad tracks, becomes Construction Line, and finally dead-ends into Central. Turn right on Central. Go about 100 feet and where Central turns left, go straight on a dirt lane (called Ebenezer). Either walk or drive down Ebenezer lane for about 200 feet. The lane encircles the cemetery.

GPS coordinates: 33 17' 04.7" N 82 57' 54.9" W
or in degrees only form: 33.28464° N X 82.96525° W
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GMD: 102
Cemetery Status: Inactive
Predominant race: Black


Lot numbers
Some graves appear to be in lots. Graves that are not in any particular lot are listed as lot 0. Those that appear in lots with other graves are marked with a lot number greater than 0. Graves are numbered in the order in which they were surveyed in the cemetery, from front to back.

Cemetery condition
This large cemetery is overgrown and covered in briars. It contains many graves marked with small granite blocks or unmarked slabs. There are also many graves with no markings whatsoever. It is difficult to estimate the number of graves, and graves may have been missed because of the overgrowth.

Lucius Holsey
In 1868, Bishop George Foster Pierce (1811-1884), an important figure in the history of the Methodist Church in Georgia, granted a license to preach to Lucius Holsey, a former slave who six years earlier had been married by Bishop Pierce at Sunshine. Holsey became a leader in the Colored (now Christian) Methodist Episcopal Church and had a long and distinguished career. This cemetery, as well as the two other Holsey cemeteries in Hancock County, are believed to have been named in Holsey's honor.


Indexer(s) or Contributor(s): Kathy Fuller and Susan Harrington

Location: From Hancock County Courthouse drive 0.7 miles west, following Hwy 22 and Hwy 16 to Ghettis Street. Turn left on Ghettis. Follow Ghettis for 0.3 mile as it crosses the railroad tracks, becomes Construction Line, and finally dead-ends into Central. Turn right on Central. Go about 100 feet and where Central turns left, go straight on a dirt lane (called Ebenezer). Either walk or drive down Ebenezer lane for about 200 feet. The lane encircles the cemetery.

GPS coordinates: 33 17' 04.7" N 82 57' 54.9" W
or in degrees only form: 33.28464° N X 82.96525° W
See location on a Google map in a new window (NOTE:The map opens in a new window. The cemetery will be at the location indicated by a red 'A'.)

GMD: 102
Cemetery Status: Inactive
Predominant race: Black


Lot numbers
Some graves appear to be in lots. Graves that are not in any particular lot are listed as lot 0. Those that appear in lots with other graves are marked with a lot number greater than 0. Graves are numbered in the order in which they were surveyed in the cemetery, from front to back.

Cemetery condition
This large cemetery is overgrown and covered in briars. It contains many graves marked with small granite blocks or unmarked slabs. There are also many graves with no markings whatsoever. It is difficult to estimate the number of graves, and graves may have been missed because of the overgrowth.

Lucius Holsey
In 1868, Bishop George Foster Pierce (1811-1884), an important figure in the history of the Methodist Church in Georgia, granted a license to preach to Lucius Holsey, a former slave who six years earlier had been married by Bishop Pierce at Sunshine. Holsey became a leader in the Colored (now Christian) Methodist Episcopal Church and had a long and distinguished career. This cemetery, as well as the two other Holsey cemeteries in Hancock County, are believed to have been named in Holsey's honor.


Indexer(s) or Contributor(s): Kathy Fuller and Susan Harrington