5 thoughts on “Mt. Hope Methodist Church, Circa 1840, Hancock County”
Lisa Garrett Bonnell
Thank you for these grave houses-any idea what the reason was for this practice? To protect or honor the graves? I have ancestors in Henry Co that had this over their family plot in the woods, and sadly, the wooden structure is long gone. I suppose the wood had become rotten through the ages.
I have seen grave houses in North Georgia, and in North Carolina, but very few south of the mountains. Have you found many in south or central Georgia?
Thank you for these grave houses-any idea what the reason was for this practice? To protect or honor the graves? I have ancestors in Henry Co that had this over their family plot in the woods, and sadly, the wooden structure is long gone. I suppose the wood had become rotten through the ages.
It’s a shame they are gone; I am going to look for grave houses as I travel. Thanks for recording all this so beautifully.
Look at the one at Oklahoma Baptist Church in Wilcox County. That one is on Vanishing South Georgia.
Hi Brian,
I have seen grave houses in North Georgia, and in North Carolina, but very few south of the mountains. Have you found many in south or central Georgia?
Tim- They are quite rare in South Georgia. These particular grave houses have been removed, sadly.