Near McWorther in Douglas County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Basket Creek Cemetery
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 15, 2024
1. Basket Creek Cemetery Marker
The church's 123-year-old graveyard is like no other cemetery in Georgia. The cemetery has a swept yard with no grass or vegetation.
Erected 2021 by Douglas County Travel & Tourism, Inc.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 33° 36.413′ N, 84° 49.679′ W. Marker is near McWorther, Georgia, in Douglas County. It can be reached from Capps Ferry Road 0.6 miles south of Duncan Memorial Highway (Georgia Route 166), on the right when traveling south. Located behind Basket Creek Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7289 Capps Ferry Rd, Douglasville GA 30135, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Foxhall Resort (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Grove (approx. 7 miles away); William Clinton Family (approx. 7.2 miles away); Clinton Nature Preserve and The Carnes Cabin (approx. 7.3 miles away); Chapel Hill Courthouse/Middle Courthouse (approx. 8.4 miles away); Site of the Campbell County Court House (approx. 9.6 miles away); Arbor Place Mall (approx. 9.7 miles away); Thomas Andrew Dorsey (approx. 10 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Basket Creek Cemetery. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on May 29, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Basket Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. To Die For Images website entry (Submitted on January 20, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 15, 2024
2. Basket Creek Cemetery and Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 15, 2024
3. Basket Creek Baptist Church. Marker is behind the church.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
