Sparta Depot Sparta's old Georgia Railroad depot was built around 1881. (May 2018 photo).     This 2004 photo shows it when it was vacant and deteriorating. The county seat of Hancock County in east central Georgia, Sparta is a town of 1,373 people. RailGa.com. Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. © Steve Storey Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home