Red Hill in Franklin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Red Hill School

Photographed by David Seibert, September 16, 2006

1. Red Hill School Marker

Inscription. In 1912, William Thomas Sosby donated 1.4 acres near this site for the Red Hill School. Originally for grades 1-6, the school added grades 7-9 in 1922. After consolidation in 1925, a new school building was constructed here on land donated by Sosby and C.C. Fain. Housing a gymnasium/auditorium with a stage for school plays and community activities and a community cannery, this site became the focal point of the unincorporated community of Red Hill. In 1971 a third school building was moved to Carnesville. Only the 1928 teacherage remains here.

Erected 1999 by The Georgia Historical Society and the Franklin County Historical Society. (Marker Number 59-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 34° 26.108′ N, 83° 15.638′ W. Marker is in Red Hill, Georgia, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of Georgia Route 106 and Red Hill School Road, on the left when traveling west on Georgia Route 106. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carnesville GA 30521, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franklin County

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(approx. 4.7 miles away); Franklin County Confederate Monument (approx. 4.7 miles away); Franklin County Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Red Hollow Road (approx. 5½ miles away); Stephens County High School (approx. 6 miles away); Carroll's Methodist Church (approx. 6 miles away); Old Federal Road Historic District (approx. 6.7 miles away); Double Branches Baptist Church (approx. 7.8 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Eastanollee Baptist Church (was approx. 6.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 21, 2025

2. Red Hill School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,509 times since then and 114 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 10, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on January 15, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.