The cemetery is located at the south end of Sapelo Island, 1.25 miles west of Hog Hammock, about 300 feet (91 m) off of Airport Road.

Originally the cemetery was associated with a former community named "Behavior" and of the people enslaved by Thomas Spalding.

An example of African-American burial grounds, the cemetery's grave markers include short posts at either end of the graves with epitaphs on wooden boards nailed to the surrounding trees and personal items included with the deceased.

[1] In June 2010, professors and students from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga conducted a survey of the cemetery.

Their work and excavations showed evidence of over 180 unmarked graves and at least two structures, one likely a cabin for the enslaved people.