Near Lumpkin in Stewart County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Providence United Methodist Church

Photographed by William Walsh, December 29, 2006

1. Providence United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Providence Church, when first organized, 1832-33, was a log building on the south side of the road. Two acres were donated by David Lowe for a church and school (Providence Academy). This land is now between two of the canyons. The present building was built in 1859, on the north side of the old Lumpkin-Florence road. Many Stewart County pioneer families are buried in the cemetery. Charter members were Goodes, Lowes, Worthingtons, Perkins, Kirkpatricks, Seays, Pitts, Adams, Shermans and Pattersons.

Erected 1980 by the Historic Chatahoochie Commission and the Stewart County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 32° 4.278′ N, 84° 54.66′ W. Marker is near Lumpkin, Georgia, in Stewart County. It is on Canyon Road (State Highway 39), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lumpkin GA 31815, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rev. David Walker Lowe (approx. half a mile away); Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church / Green Grove Schoolhouse (approx. 5.3 miles away); Indian Trail

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(approx. 5.8 miles away); Masonic Female College (approx. 6.7 miles away); Providence Canyons (approx. 6.7 miles away); John Wellborn Root Birthplace Site (approx. 6.9 miles away); Bedingfield Inn (approx. 6.9 miles away); Our Soldiers (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lumpkin.

Photographed by Brian Brown, January 30, 2009

2. Providence United Methodist Church Marker

Providence United Methodist Church (Interior View) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Brown, January 30, 2009

3. Providence United Methodist Church (Interior View)

Providence United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Walsh, December 29, 2006

4. Providence United Methodist Church and Marker

Providence United Methodist Church, Stewart County GA image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Brown, January 30, 2009

5. Providence United Methodist Church, Stewart County GA

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,637 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 6, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2009, by Brian Brown of Fitzgerald, Georgia. 4. submitted on October 6, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 5. submitted on January 31, 2009, by Brian Brown of Fitzgerald, Georgia.