Portal in Bulloch County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery

Bulloch County, Georgia

Photographed By David Seibert, April 10, 2014

1. Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Organized circa 1829, the church was originally located at the home of Absolom Parrish and called Parrish Meeting House. Following a fire of the log structure on the Parrish farm, the congregation built a second log structure one and one-half miles west on the bank of Big Lotts Creek. The name was changed to Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church. The current church building was constructed in 1881.

The cemetery contains remains of Revolutionary War Soldiers Henry Parrish, John Tillman and Civil War Soldiers Theadore H. Griffin, Zachariah Taylor Deloach, Robert William Deloach, Ephraim H. Edenfield, Griffin W. Parrish and Henry Parrish.

The church and cemetery were listed in the National Register of Historic Places December 4 2008.

Erected 2008.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion.

Location. 32° 29.291′ N, 81° 58.373′ W. Marker is in Portal, Georgia, in Bulloch County. Marker is at the intersection of Portal Highway and Westside Road, on the right when traveling north on Portal Highway. Portal Highway is also known as Rocky Ford Road and Metter Road in different sections. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1804 Upper Lotts Creek Church Rd, Portal GA 30450, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Portal (approx. 4.2 miles away); Dr. James A. Stewart House (approx. 4.3 miles away); Willow Hill Elementary School for Negroes (approx. 4.7 miles away); Willow Hill School and Community (approx. 5.1 miles away); Banks Dairy Farm (approx. 6.7 miles away); Pulaski, Georgia (approx. 6.8 miles away); Metter's Fountain (approx. 8.1 miles away); Candler County War Memorial (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portal.

Photographed By David Seibert, April 10, 2014

2. Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery Marker

Photographed By David Seibert, April 10, 2014

3. Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery Marker

A very small portion of the cemetery can be seen at the left rear of the church building.

Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By David Seibert, April 10, 2014

4. Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church

This building dates from 1881.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 15, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.