Near Blakely in Early County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hilton United Methodist Church

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

1. Hilton United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The Hilton Methodist Episcopal Church, South was organized in 1850. The first church was erected one mile southwest of Hilton on the Lower River Road. This structure was sold after the Civil War and services were then conducted in an arbor. E. Hilton deeded land to the church trustees for the present church site on November 1, 1889. The pegged-frame building for the Hilton Methodist Church was built in 1890 and the social hall was added in 1973.

Erected 1994 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Hilton United Methodist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1827.

Location. 31° 17.65′ N, 85° 3.927′ W. Marker is near Blakely, Georgia, in Early County. It is at the intersection of Old River Road and County Route 25, on the right when traveling north on Old River Road. The marker is north of Georgia Highway 62 on Old River Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blakely GA 39823, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Covered Bridge 2 Mi. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hilton School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge / Fannie Askew Williams Park

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Columbia Methodist Episcopal Church, South (approx. 2.6 miles away in Alabama); Purcell - Killingsworth House (approx. 2.7 miles away in Alabama); Columbia Baptist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away in Alabama); Columbia Elementary School Bell (approx. 2.7 miles away in Alabama). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blakely.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

2. Hilton United Methodist Church Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

3. Hilton United Methodist Church Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

4. Hilton United Methodist Church Marker

Hilton United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 14, 2011

5. Hilton United Methodist Church

Built in 1890

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 873 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 4, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.