Near Lakeland in Lanier County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Burnt Church
Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010
1. Burnt Church Marker
Land donated by Jesse Carter
Union Primitive Baptist Church
Constituted October 1, 1825
Burnt and rebuilt 1854
Known thereafter as Burnt Church
Restored April 1998
Project Manager M. A. Studstill, Jr.
Given by the Carter Family
Joe P., Patricia, and Carol
In Memory of J. Perry Carter, Sr.
Great-Grandson of Jesse Carter
Erected by The Carter Family.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1998.
Location. 31° 1.479′ N, 83° 2.921′ W. Marker is near Lakeland, Georgia, in Lanier County. It is on Burnt Church Road 0.7 miles east of College Street (Route 135), on the left when traveling east. Burnt Church Road is just south of the Lakeland City Limits sign on College Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lakeland GA 31635, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Church Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Fender Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Milltown Air Line Locomotive
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Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010
2. Burnt Church Marker
Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2010
3. Burnt Church
Built in 1854 after the original church burned. The marker stands between the rightmost two (boarded) windows on the side of the church.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,978 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
