Near Madison in Morgan County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Antioch Baptist Church

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Photographed by David Seibert, January 13, 2008

1. Antioch Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Three miles from here in a grove of oaks Antioch Baptist Church was established in a primitive log cabin, Sept. 18, 1809. Soon a building 40 x 60 was erected on 4-1/2 acres of land including the original site.

In Sept. 1827, 4,000 people including many ministers attended a session of the Ocmulgee Association in the churchyard. A sermon by Antioch’s minister, Dr. Adiel Sherwood, started a revival that swept through about 22 counties bringing 16,000 converts in two years. Dr. Sherwood preached 333 sermons in 30 counties in that period.

In 1845 Antioch Church moved to its present location.

Erected 1961 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 104-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1809.

Location. 33° 30.282′ N, 83° 32.61′ W. Marker is near Madison, Georgia, in Morgan County. It is at the intersection of Monticello Highway (Georgia Route 83) and Godfrey Road, on the left when traveling south on Monticello Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madison GA 30650, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail

and in the Piedmont.

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

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, measured as the crow flies: Pennington (approx. 2.1 miles away); WWII B-25C Airplane Crash (approx. 2.6 miles away); Godfrey (approx. 3.8 miles away); Brownwood-Centennial (approx. 4 miles away); Reese (approx. 5.3 miles away); Fairview (approx. 6.1 miles away); Seven Islands Road (approx. 6.2 miles away); Dorsey (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Photographed by David Seibert, June 17, 2009

2. Antioch Baptist Church Marker

Antioch Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, June 6, 2009

3. Antioch Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,848 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 15, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 1, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3. submitted on June 14, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.