Near Walthourville in Long County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Walthourville Presbyterian Church

Photographed by David Seibert, August 3, 2012

1. Walthourville Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. This church was the first colony to go out from old Midway Congregational Church. The first building was erected in 1820 on land donated by Andrew Walthour. The present one, constructed near the original site in 1884, replaced buildings destroyed by fire and storm. Walthourville Presbyterian Church was organized in 1855. First pastors were the Rev. John Jones, supply, the Rev. Robert S. Mallard; elders, William Q. Baker, Thomas S. Mallard; deacons, David A. Miller, Thomas W. Quarterman. Second in size in Georgia Presbytery in 1861, this church led in benevolent gifts. The original site for Walthourville Cemetery nearby was donated by William D. Bacon in 1872.

Erected 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 089-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 31° 45′ N, 81° 36.817′ W. Marker is near Walthourville, Georgia, in Long County. It is at the intersection of Tibet Road and Sandy Run Road, on the right

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when traveling south on Tibet Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walthourville GA 31333, 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 New Spain,

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walthourville Baptist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); City of Walthourville History (approx. 1.9 miles away); Pleasant Grove African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and Camp Meeting (approx. 3.1 miles away); Skirmish at Hinesville (approx. 6.4 miles away); Old Liberty County Jail (approx. 6.7 miles away); Bradwell Park (approx. 6.8 miles away); The Bacon-Fraser House (approx. 6.8 miles away); Liberty County

Walthourville Presbyterian Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 3, 2012

2. Walthourville Presbyterian Church and Marker

(approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walthourville.

More about this marker. The marker is mis-numbered; 089 indicates Liberty County. The marker is actually 1/10 mile south of the Liberty County line in Long County, and should be numbered 091.

Regarding Walthourville Presbyterian Church. This is one of the three daughter churches of Midway Congregational Church at Midway, Georgia, dating from 1752. The others are the Flemington Presbyterian Church and the Dorchester Presbyterian Church, both in Liberty County.

Walthourville Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 3, 2012

3. Walthourville Presbyterian Church

Photographed by David Seibert, August 3, 2012

4. Walthourville Presbyterian Church

The Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1987.

Ancient Oak Trees at Walthourville Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 3, 2012

5. Ancient Oak Trees at Walthourville Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,006 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 7, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.