Have you contacted the city and spoken with the Mayor of East Point or the Judge about possibly getting a court order to enter the cemetery? It might be worth looking into. I used to live in East Point for about 18 years. I would be interested in helping on some of those surveys. Crispin Vessell Family Historian HGS Committee Member FCHS Member http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/4706 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~vessell/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "S.K Bramlett" <amac1@bellsouth.net> To: <GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:50 PM Subject: [GAFULTON] Some unlisted East Point Ga Cemeteries > A Primitive Baptist Church on Stone Road - The Connally Family Cemetery > - The Hornsby Family Cemetery. > > I would like to mention a Few cemeteries that I have known of my whole > life but have never seen it listed or mentioned on the net.These are in > east point. > In East Point on Stone road just at the intersection of Stone Road and > Washington Road > Is an old Primitive Baptist Church building with a small cemetery behind > it in the backyard of the church. > The property has has a fence around it and I think it is locked. > I would try and transcribe it myself but the fence prevents it and from > my experience in trying to get permission or even info from any living > members of primitive baptist churches is impossible because they are > very private and suspicious of who and why the info is wanted. > > So if anyone knows anything about the church at the location and how to > get access to the grounds to do a transcription let me know. (The > neighborhood is not a nice one anymore so if someone tries to transcribe > it, don't go alone it is between a gas station convenience store which > sells beer where scum types hang around and an apartment complex which > has crime problems) > The reason I mention it is because it seems to be lost in time and not > mentioned anywhere. > > Also a few other East Point Ga cemeteries which are invisible to the > internet, > The Connally Family at the end of Manor drive off Headland Terrace, The > city has taken over and fenced it in and the Clean Community system has > charge of it (But it's not Clean) And they are real > arrogant about letting anyone in it, even genealogist. This is on what > to be the Connally plantation. > > Another is, The Hornsby Family Cemetery. > This is also fenced and locked but the lock is very old and I don't > think is even cared for anymore and should not be a crime to jump the > fence to transcribe. Located on Washington Road about 5 blocks north of > Stone Road and 5 blocks south of Harris Street Near the Jackson Drive > Baptist Church. > A Beauty schools is in the front of the property it shares with the > church in the parking lot of the beauty school you will see a cinder > block wall, Climb up the hill at the top of the wall you will see a > fence and the Small Hornsby family plot is inside. > > > ==== GAFULTON Mailing List ==== > The current manager of this list is > Donna Parrish mflp@aol.com > > ============================== > Know the town name but not the county? Look it up at: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi > >