Near Jeffersonville in Twiggs County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Richland Baptist Church

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Photographed by David Seibert, November 3, 2010

1. Richland Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Richland Baptist Church was constituted Oct 5, 1811 with 4 male and 8 female members. The first pastor was Rev. Micajah Fulghum.

In June 1861 the ladies of this church made and presented a Confederate flag., to the Twiggs Guard. Mrs. Isolene Minter Wimberley made the presentation to Sgt. Warren, color bearer of Co. I, 6th Georgia Regiment.

During the war the ladies gathered in the church to prepare first aid kits.

Doors of the church closed for regular services in 1911. The Richland Restoration League, Inc., was organized in 1928 to preserve this “Landmark of Christianity”.

Erected 1954 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 143-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1861.

Location. 32° 37.821′ N, 83° 24.039′ W. Marker is near Jeffersonville, Georgia, in Twiggs County. It is on New Hope-Richland Church Road 2 miles west of Georgia Route 96, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jeffersonville GA 31044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s 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

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11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Geographic Center of Georgia (approx. 3.1 miles away); Ezekiel Wimberley (approx. 5.1 miles away); Twiggs County (approx. 5.1 miles away); Twiggs County Civil War Monument (approx. 5.1 miles away); Arthur Fort, 1750-1833 (approx. 5.6 miles away); Tarversville (approx. 6.7 miles away); Dudley M. Hughes (approx. 9.3 miles away); Longstreet Methodist Church (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeffersonville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Marion (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, November 3, 2010

2. Richland Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, November 3, 2010

3. Richland Baptist Church Marker

Richland Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 3, 2010

4. Richland Baptist Church

Photographed by David Seibert, November 3, 2010

5. Richland Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,177 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 3, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.