Darien in McIntosh County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. Andrew's Cemetery

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Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 2008

1. St. Andrew's Cemetery Marker

Inscription. At the end of this avenue, on high land ovelooking the creeks and marshes, Thomas Spalding of Sapelo established his family burial ground. For many years the Spaldings and their kinsmen were buried there.

In 1867, Charles Spalding, son of Thomas Spalding, gave to Saint Andrew`s Episcopal Church in Darien the land surrounding the family plot, to be used perpetually as a cemetery. On February 20, 1876, the right Reverend Dr. Beckwith, Bishop of Georgia, consecrated the ground now known as St. Andrew`s Cemetery.

Erected 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 095-15.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Places • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1865.

Location. 31° 22.76′ N, 81° 25.033′ W. Marker is in Darien, Georgia, in McIntosh County. It is on State Highway 99 near St. Andrew's Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Darien GA 31305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

and on the Sea Islands.

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 New Spain,

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ashantilly (approx. ¼ mile away); Birthplace of John McIntosh Kell

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Tunis G. Campbell (approx. 0.9 miles away); Savannah Lumber Company - Mill Site (approx. one mile away); The Savannah Lumber Company (approx. one mile away); 200 Years of Sawmilling (approx. one mile away); How Steam Engines Worked (approx. one mile away); Lower Bluff Sawmill (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Darien.

St. Andrew's Cemetery Marker, Looking North along Ga 99 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 6, 2008

2. St. Andrew's Cemetery Marker, Looking North along Ga 99

St. Andrew's Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 6, 2008

3. St. Andrew's Cemetery

Spalding Family Plot at St. Andrew's Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 6, 2008

4. Spalding Family Plot at St. Andrew's Cemetery

Charles Spalding Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 6, 2008

5. Charles Spalding Grave

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,946 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 15, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.