Goggins in Lamar County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Goggans, Georgia

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2007

1. Goggans, Georgia Marker

Inscription. Goggans was named for the family of John F. Goggans. He donated the land for the railroad station, general store, where the post office was located, and access land to the Union Primitive Baptist Church. At different times, the town was also known as Goggins Station and Goggansville. John F. Goggans was born in South Carolina in 1802. He married Rebecca Pitts in 1824. They founded Goggans in November, 1834 and lived there until their deaths. John, Rebecca and many descendants are buried in Union Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. Goggans General Store provided merchandise and postal services to the community until 1958.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Communications • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1834.

Location. 33° 4.573′ N, 84° 5.603′ W. Marker is in Goggins, Georgia, in Lamar County. It is on Johnstonville Road 0.1 miles west of Farm Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barnesville GA 30204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johnstonville Historic District (approx. 1.4 miles

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away); Johnstonville – 1821 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Barnesville Post Office (approx. 3.8 miles away); Barnesville Railroad Depot (approx. 3.9 miles away); Women of the Confederacy (approx. 3.9 miles away); Confederate Hospitals (approx. 3.9 miles away); Confederate Hospital (approx. 3.9 miles away); Barnesville Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.9 miles away).

Photographed by David Seibert, January 23, 2007

2. Goggans, Georgia Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, April 2, 2011

3. Goggans, Georgia Marker

Goggans, Georgia Marker and Goggins General Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, April 2, 2011

4. Goggans, Georgia Marker and Goggins General Store

Union Primitive Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, April 2, 2011

5. Union Primitive Baptist Church

John Goggans donated the land for the Union Primitive Baptist Church. He, his wife Rebecca, and many of their descendants are buried in the cemetery at the rear of the church.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,923 times since then and 95 times this year. Last updated on September 10, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on September 8, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on September 10, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 6, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.