Guest Mill Pond Marker

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Near Homerville in Clinch County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Guest Mill Pond

By David Seibert, January 16, 2012

1. Guest Mill Pond Marker

Inscription. Site of ante-bellum trading post. Dam constructed in 1840 by Duncan Giddens; acquired by Miles J. Guest.1858, and enlarged by him. Water power used for grist mill and gin. Election precinct.1850-1920; Justice of Peace Court held here for area now Clinch, Atkinson and Coffee counties.

East one-quarter mile is Guest Mill Pond Cemetery where Lewis Sanders Nobles, Revolutionary soldier, died 1856, aged 96, is buried. John Williams, C.S.A., was killed by a deserter near here in 1864.

Erected by Works Progress Administration. (Marker Number 89 B-12.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects marker series.

Location. 31° 11′ N, 82° 50.917′ W. Marker is near Homerville, Georgia, in Clinch County. Marker is on Guest Mill Pond Road (Private) 0.1 miles west of Pearson Highway (Route 441), on the left when traveling west. Click for map. The marker is located at the end of Guest Mill Pond Road, a private, gated road not open to the public. Marker is in this post office area: Homerville GA 31634, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. A different marker also named Guest Mill Pond (here, next to this marker); Salem Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Kinnaird Trail (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bethany Baptist Church (approx. 5.5 miles away); Atkinson Court House (approx. 7.8 miles away); Minnie F. Corbitt Memorial Museum (approx. 8 miles away); First Court in Clinch County (approx. 10.4 miles away); Clinch County World War II Memorial (approx. 11.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Homerville.

By David Seibert, January 16, 2012

2. Guest Mill Pond Marker

More about this marker. The marker was erected in the late 1930s.

By David Seibert, January 16, 2012

3. Guest Mill Pond Marker

Guest Mill Pond is visible in the distance, to the right of the building.

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 7, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 240 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.