Avoca Cemetery
Jasper, Hamilton County FL
Avoca is an African-American cemetery is located in Jasper, Florida on pastureland property owned by Dr. Jerry Smith, DDS. Hamilton County Property Appraiser Parcel 3210-000 in Section 16 Twp 2N Range 13E. Dr. Smith reported the cemetery is 100 years old and most graves are unmarked.
From I-75 take Exit 451 onto US 129 North and travel 5.0 miles to the intersection of US 129 and Hatley Street in Downtown Jasper. Turn left onto Hatley Street (US 129/41 North) remain on US 129 North and travel 6.6 miles to CR 150. Turn left onto CR 150 and travel .7 miles and turn left onto NW 86th Blvd. Travel 1.4 miles and cross the R/R track. Turning immediately on unpaved path running along side the tracks and travel 2/10 mile to the cemetery.
The Official Map of Hamilton County has the Avoca Cemetery marked as Geiger Cemetery, perhaps because 1940-41 WPA Veterans' Grave Registration Project listed it as such. Dr. Jerry Smith said he thought the name was Spring Hill. Mr. Lewis Vaughn, Hamilton County Commissioner advised the name was always Avoca.
The cemetery was surveyed and photographed by Lesleigh Laite Butts, assisted by Miss Dara Pert, January 20, 2009
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
| ALBRITTON, Albert | Apr 16, 1918 | Nov 10, 1984 | |
| ANDERSON, Beverly L. | Dec 22, 1963 | Nov 14, 1984 | |
| ANDERSON, Cornelius | Mar 16, 1900 | Feb 16, 1949 | Florida Pvt HQ Det Sta Com WWII |
| ANDERSON, Lizzie | Jan 6, 1913 | May 16, 2001 | |
| ANDERSON, Lonnie E. | Oct 24, 1935 | Aug 22, 2008 | |
| BAILEY, Sonja | Jun 6, 1950 | Jul 23, 2004 | |
| BAKER, Rudolph | Apr 1, 1913 | Oct 23, 1974 | Pvt US Army |
| BATTLES, Dora | Nov 15, 1917 | Feb 2, 2007 | |
| BENNET, Lavolious L. | Mar 8, 1936 | Nov 19, 1994 | Piggy |
| BROWN, Cleveland | Aug 24, 1940 | Mar 20, 1964 | |
| BROWN, Lommie (Mrs.) | 1917 | 1983 | |
| DANIELS, Arnie | Jan 28, 1902 | Jun 2, 1960 | |
| GARY, Jessica | Jun 30, 1980 | May 6, 2008 | |
| GRAYSON, Sarah | Jan 10, 1915 | Apr 17, 1999 | |
| JOHNSON, Anner L. | July 5, 1912 | Jun 4, 1988 | |
| JOHNSON, Dorothy J. | Jul 24, 1953 | May 11, 1982 | |
| JOHNSON, Ellen "Teet" | Jul 2, 1912 | Apr 15, 2002 | |
| JOHNSON, James J. | Jun 9, 1919 | Jul 15, 2005 | |
| JOHNSON, Jim | Sep 10, 1910 | Jan 24, 1970 | |
| JOHNSON, Pamela | 1977 | 2004 | (Temporary FH metal marker only) |
| JOHNSON, Raymond | Dec 24, 1905 | Apr 5, 1978 | |
| JOHNSON, Samuel L. | Apr 19, 1937 | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| JOHNSON, Samuel L., II | Sep 19, 1965 | Mar 14, 1970 | |
| JONES, Ben | Aug 4, 1909 | Dec 16, 1996 | AS US Navy WWII |
| JONES, Francis | May 1, 1917 | Mar 18, 1999 | |
| LETT, Annie Bell | Nov 20, 1934 | Dec 26, 1992 | (James Scott & Son metal FH marker also) |
| LETT, Isiah | 1953 | 1982 | |
| MARLOW, Fred | Jan 6, 1915 | Nov 25, 2004, US Army | |
| MARTIN, Isaac, Jr. | Aug 5, 1941 | Jan 7, 1992 | |
| MILLER, Jessie | Aug 17, 1892 | Sep 23, 1964 | Florida Pvt CoD 550 Engr Svc BN WWI |
| PONDS, Ollie Mae Strickland | Jan 3, 1927 | Nov 26, 1992 | |
| REID, Sarah O. | July 30, 1934 | Feb 27, 1973 | |
| ROUNDTREE, Cleveland | Sep 3, 1917 | Oct 15, 1991 | |
| SANDERS, Eddie | Aug 1, 1932 | Feb 17, 1968 | |
| SANDERS, Edwin | Jun 1, 1896 | Mar 20, 1984 | US Army WWI |
| SANDERS, Ralph, Sr. | Dec 29, 1935 | Nov 8, 1999 | |
| SANDERS, Tresia | Sep 28, 1907 | Aug 1, 1973 | |
| SIMMONS, James Edward | Nov 2, 1954 | Dec 23, 2002 | Pvt US Army |
| SIMPSON, Lela Mae | Jul 15, 1920 | Dec 4, 1991 | |
| SIMPSON, Otis Baker | Jun 21, 1920 | Nov 22, 1980 | |
| SULLIVAN, Dorothy M. | Jun 16, 1898 | Feb 6, 1985 | |
| TURNER, Mary | Jan 1, 1912 | Jan 10, 2006 | |
| WALLS, Dekoven L. | Sep 6, 1977 | Jan 7, 2009 | Eric Brown FH listed on floral) |
| WILCOX, Sam | Mar 27, 1924 | Feb 16, 1998 | |
| WILLIAMS, Leonard C., Sr. | Jun 17, 1919 | Feb 6, 1979 | US Army WWII |
UNKNOWNS: |
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| UNKNOWN (2), Vault | n/a | n/a | Next to Samuel L. Johnson |
| UNKNOWN, small | |||
| white wooden cross | n/a | n/a | Next to Raymond Johnson |
| UNKNOWN, Vault | n/a | n/a | Next to Cleveland Brown |
| UNKNOWN, Vault | n/a | n/a | Next to Isiah Lett |
| UNKNOWN, Vault | n/a | n/a | Next to Jessie Miller |
| UNKNOWN | n/a | n/a | Small verticle concrete stone next to Dora Battles |
| UNKNOWNS (4), Vault | n/a | n/a | Next to Cleveland Roundtree |
| UNKNOWNS (4), Vault | n/a | n/a | Next to Lavolious Bennet |
| UNKNOWN, Vault | n/a | n/a | Next to Ben Jones |
| UNKNOWN, Vault | n/a | n/a | Next to Lizzie Anderson |
| UNKNOWN, Vault | n/a | n/a | Next to Dorothy J. Johnson |
| UNKNOWN | n/a | n/a | Verticle concrete headstone next to Arnie Daniels |
| UNKNOWN, Vault | n/a | n/a | ext to Ollie Mae Ponds |
