Cemeteries in Sapelo Island, Georgia

Private Cemeteries in Sapelo Island, Georgia often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Sapelo Island, Georgia are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Sapelo Island, Georgia are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Sapelo Island, Georgia , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Sapelo Island, Georgia .

Our database contains records of burials from 7 cemeteries.

Sapelo Island, situated about sixty miles south of Savannah, lies in the center of coastal Georgia's well-defined chain of barrier islands. The 16,500-acre island is Georgia's fourth largest and, excepting the 434-acre African American community of Hog Hammock, is entirely state owned and managed.

Sapelo Island is a great place to visit for a day, and that's probably all you'll need, although overnight stays are an option in private homes and a bed and breakfast. The visitor center has a list of residents who offer private tours and who rent bikes or rooms.

Nearly all of Sapelo's residents are direct descendants of Africans brought here in the late 1700s. Part of the Gullah/Geechee clan, they never left the island on which slave ships deposited their ancestors. Forty-one of the island's 43 full-time residents are black.

The cost for a Sapelo Island tour is $15 for adults 13+, $10 for kids 6-12 and it's free for children 5 and under. Cash and checks are accepted. The tours meet at the Sapelo Island Visitors Center in Darien. The tours can be booked by calling: (912) 437-3224.

The Gullah-Geechee are descendants of enslaved West African people who worked on coastal plantations from North Carolina to northern Florida.

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. Those men — reportedly worth one-sixth of the world's wealth at the time — purchased the island in 1886, turning it into an opulent getaway called the Jekyll Island Club.

Fran Drayton, formerly one of the oldest living residence of Sapelo Island, recalls Island history, shares memories of traditional food and expounds on the Gullah-Geechee language.

Accessible only by passenger ferry, Sapelo provides a number of public access recreational, educational and lodging opportunities. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages the island.

Understanding Gullah Geechee Culture They were forced to work the plantations on Sapelo. These enslaved West Africans embraced the conditions of the land, and nurtured the growth and survival of their families by connecting their strength and resilience to the land itself.

The Gullah-Geechee are descendants of enslaved West African people who worked on coastal plantations from North Carolina to northern Florida.

The cost for a Sapelo Island tour is $15 for adults 13+, $10 for kids 6-12 and it's free for children 5 and under. Cash and checks are accepted. The tours meet at the Sapelo Island Visitors Center in Darien. The tours can be booked by calling: (912) 437-3224.

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. Those men — reportedly worth one-sixth of the world's wealth at the time — purchased the island in 1886, turning it into an opulent getaway called the Jekyll Island Club.

Fran Drayton, formerly one of the oldest living residence of Sapelo Island, recalls Island history, shares memories of traditional food and expounds on the Gullah-Geechee language.