Near Glennville in Tattnall County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Old Shiloh Cemetery
Photographed By David Seibert, March 4, 2002
1. Old Shiloh Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Old Shiloh Cemetery. . Shiloh Methodist Church, the second oldest Methodist Church in Tattnall County, was organized c. 1810 by Rev. William Eason and remained at this site until the 1850’s when it was moved a short distance north. Unlike at other churches in the area at the time, a cemetery was maintained beside the Meeting House. Six generations of area residents are buried here in likely the first public cemetery in Tattnall County. Burials include area pioneer Michael McKenzie Mattox, Methodist ministers, Confederate veterans, and state elected officials and numerous other whites and blacks-both free and slave. The last burial occurred in 1942. . This historical marker was erected in 2001 by The Georgia Historical Society, Trustees of Old Shiloh Cemetery, and Friends of Old Shiloh Cemetery Inc.. It is Near Glennville in Tattnall County Georgia
Shiloh Methodist Church, the second oldest Methodist Church in Tattnall County, was organized c. 1810 by Rev. William Eason and remained at this site until the 1850’s when it was moved a short distance north. Unlike at other churches in the area at the time, a
cemetery was maintained beside the Meeting House. Six generations of area residents are buried here in likely the first public cemetery in Tattnall County. Burials include area pioneer Michael McKenzie Mattox, Methodist ministers, Confederate veterans, and state
elected officials and numerous other whites and blacks-both free and slave. The last burial occurred in 1942.
Erected 2001 by The Georgia Historical Society, Trustees of Old Shiloh Cemetery, and Friends of Old Shiloh Cemetery Inc. (Marker Number 132-2.)
N, 82° 4.263′ W. Marker is near Glennville, Georgia, in Tattnall County. Marker is on Georgia Route 121 at milepost 15,, 0.1 miles south of Bea Durrance Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located at Mile Marker 15 on Georgia Highway 121. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glennville GA 30427, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The church, a short distance from the Old Shiloh Cemetery, was organized in 1812.
Photographed By David Seibert, August 4, 2012
6. Shiloh United Methodist Church Sign
While the marker states the church was established "c.1810," the sign at the church states 1812.
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