Milton in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church

— A City of Milton Historic Site —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2018

1. Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. In November 1837 fen original members chartered the Articles of Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church, the first church of its denomination in North Georgia. The original church was a log structure. The first pastor was John Wayne. Solomon Peek served as pastor from 1842 to 1853. Peek established churches in at least eight Georgia counties. Abner Phillips, founder of Providence Baptist, served on the Presbytery of Boiling Springs. His grandson, Elder Bartow Phillips, was a leading minister in the Little River Primitive Baptist Association. Elder Edward Cagle served the Church and the Association for decades in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Erected 2018 by the City of Milton, Georgia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1837.

Location. 34° 9.927′ N, 84° 19.453′ W. Marker is in Milton, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is on Birmingham Road 0.2 miles west of Freemanville Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 Birmingham Road, Alpharetta GA 30004, United

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States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nix - Bell House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Double Branch Voting District Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thomas B. Newton House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas Byrd House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hopewell Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Phillips Homestead (approx. 2.4 miles away); Willis Cass Tucker, Jr Home (approx. 2.8 miles away); Summit School (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milton.

Also see . . . Older article about the churchs' 175th anniversary in 2012.

The Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2018

2. The Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church.

(Submitted on June 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church behind the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 2, 2018

3. Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church behind the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 802 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.