The Sparta Ishmaelite is a newspaper in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia. It is the legal organ of Hancock County. [1] The Ishmaelite was published starting in January 1883. Its archives are on file at the University of Georgia Libraries. [2]
In December 2023, The Sparta Ishmaelite was acquired by The Georgia Trust for Local News, an independent, nonprofit newspaper company. [3]
The Ishmaelite definitely was started before 1883(I don't know how long before) but I cite references going back to 1879. See my book Ambiguous Lives: Free Women of Color in Rural Georgia 1789–1879. Adele Logan Alexander