Grooverville in Brooks County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Liberty Baptist Church

Photographed by David Seibert, January 10, 2005

1. Liberty Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Between 1837 - 1841 the Baptists in this section were stirred on Missions, Sunday Schools and ministerial support. In 1841 the Ocklochnee anti-Missionary Baptist Assn. passed a ruling to dismiss members believing in the “new fangled institutions of the day.” Disagreeing, Sister Nancy Hagen asked for her letter from Mt. Moriah Church and, at her request, was excommunicated. With Elisha Pack Smith, R. T. Stanaland, James I. Baker, Mrs. Sarah Ann Groover, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Amanda Denmark, and Sam Whitfield, she organized this church. The first pastor was Elder R. May. Mt. Moriah Church ceased to exist long ago.

Erected by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 014-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 30° 43.328′ N, 83° 43.699′ W. Marker is in Grooverville, Georgia, in Brooks County. It can be reached from Liberty Church Road (County Route 94) 0 miles north of Grooverville Road (County Route 275), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston GA 31626, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grooverville Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Olive Baptist Church (approx. 6.9 miles away in Florida); Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 8.4 miles away); Livingston Place (approx. 8.8 miles away in Florida); West End Cemetery (approx. 10½ miles away); Civil War Slave Conspiracy (approx. 10.9 miles away); Quitman Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.9 miles away); Brooks County Courthouse (approx. 10.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Elizabeth Elementary School (was approx. 6.7 miles away in Florida but has been confirmed missing).

Liberty Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 10, 2005

2. Liberty Baptist Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,429 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on August 12, 2008, by Edwin C. King of Ormond Beach,, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.