Near Fort Gaines in Clay County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mt. Gilead Baptist Church

Fort Gaines, Georgia

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

1. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. This church was constituted on July 21, 1822, under the leadership of the Rev. Jim Davis, when Fort Gaines was part of Early County. Land for the church was donated and deeded by J. Hugh Edge. The first building, which also served as a schoolhouse, was constructed of hand-hewn logs. In 1839, Mt. Gilead joined the Bethel Baptist Association in Americus, Georgia. Included on the five acre church property is a cemetery with the earliest grave dating from 1865. A baptismal pool, inscribed with the date of 1828, is located across the road from the present church building and is still being used.

Erected 2002 by Mt. Gilead Baptist Church and the Historic Chattahoochee Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1518.

Location. 31° 40.7′ N, 85° 0.531′ W. Marker is near Fort Gaines, Georgia, in Clay County. It is on Cotton Hill Road (County Route 43) half a mile east of County Route 50, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Gaines GA 39851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1814 Boundary / Founding of Fort Gaines (approx. 3.7 miles away); Oketeyeconne / Chattahoochee Theater

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(approx. 3.7 miles away); Old Cotton Hill Seminary (approx. 4.4 miles away); Site of the First Clay County Courthouse and Jail (approx. 5½ miles away); Historic Sites (approx. 5½ miles away); Fort Gaines Guards (approx. 5.6 miles away); Clay County Courthouse (approx. 5.6 miles away); Clay County (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Gaines.

Other markers no longer nearby. Toney-Standley House (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Site of Fort Gaines Female College (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

2. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Marker

Looking west, Cotton Hill Road (County Road 43) is on the right

Mt. Gilead Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

3. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church and Marker

Mt. Gilead Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

4. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

5. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 20, 2021

6. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Marker

Building remodeled.

Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 20, 2021

7. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 962 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 15, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 6. submitted on January 21, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 7. submitted on January 22, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.