Perkins in Jenkins County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Big Buckhead Church

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 2008

1. Big Buckhead Church Marker

Inscription. This church, near Buckhead Creek, from which it derives its name, was probably organized before the Revolution by Matthew Moore, Baptist minister, whose loyalist sympathies led him to leave with the British. Buckhead Church was reconstituted Sept. 11, 1787 with James Matthews, pastor, and Sanders Walker and Josiah Taylor acting with him as presbytery. Four church buildings have stood on or near this site. The first was log, followed, in 1807, by a white frame one. A brick church was built in 1830. It was condemned and the present one was erected. Here the Hephzibah Assn. was organized and plans to create Mercer Univ. proposed.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 082-11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1870.

Location. 32° 54.056′ N, 82° 1.451′ W. Marker is in Perkins, Georgia, in Jenkins County. Marker is on Buckhead Church Road, 0.2 miles Potter Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Millen GA 30442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies. Cavalry Action at Buckhead Church (here, next to this marker); Battle of Buck Head Creek (here, next to this marker); Carswell Grove Baptist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bellevue Plantation (approx. 2 miles away); Site of Planters Electric Membership Corporation Organizational Meeting (approx. 2 miles away); Old Buckhead Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Camp Lawton (approx. 4.2 miles away); Welcome to Magnolia Springs – The Civil War’s Camp Lawton (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perkins.

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for Mercer University. Mercer University, as mentioned on Marker (Submitted on May 20, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Big Buckhead Church Marker on right image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 2008

2. Big Buckhead Church Marker on right

Cavalry Action At Buckhead Church Marker at left

Big Buckhead Church Marker on left image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud

3. Big Buckhead Church Marker on left

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Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008

4. Big Buckhead Church

Small cemetery near Big Buckhead Church (seen in distant backround) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008

5. Small cemetery near Big Buckhead Church (seen in distant backround)

Graves include Hines, Henry C., Dr., b. 15 Oct 1828, d. 15 Jan 1856
Jackson, Ann Everline, d. 22 Aug 1889, Aged 87yr 7mo
Jones, Batt, b. 11 Sep 1825, d. 18 Dec 1862
Jones, Caroline E., d. 28 Jun 1869, 42yr, Daughter of William & Sarah Sapp
Sapp, Mary T., b. 4 Jun 1797, d. 17 May 1856
Schultz, Christian, d. Aug 1847 Burke Co, GA, A native of Prussia Thorn, Middleton, b. 14 Mar 1798, d. 15 Dec 1858

Cemetery Grave for Confederate image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008

6. Cemetery Grave for Confederate

Batt Jones
Born 11th September 1825
Died 18th December 1862

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,513 times since then and 180 times this year. Last updated on March 21, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 20, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.