Near Swainsboro in Emanuel County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Savannah Road

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Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 24, 2025

1. Old Savannah Road Marker

Inscription. The highway crossing here is the Old Savannah Road, one of the earliest routes west of the Ogeechee. It followed the course of an Indian trail to the Rock Landing on the Oconee, below today’s Milledgeville. There it intersected the main Lower Creek Trading Path from Augusta to the Creek Indians of western Georgia. It is believed General Oglethorpe travelled this way in 1739 on his trip to treat with the Indians at Coweta Town, on the Chattahoochee River, below Columbus, in present Alabama. He left from Mt. Pleasant, to the eastward on the Savannah River, and probably joined this route via a connecting trail that crossed the Ogeechee at Paramore Hill.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 053-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1739.

Location. 32° 47.05′ N, 82° 14.7′ W. Marker is near Swainsboro, Georgia, in Emanuel County. It is at the intersection of Covena Road (Georgia Route 56) and Old Savannah Road (County Route 449), on the left when traveling north on Covena Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Swainsboro GA 30401, 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

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8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pine Barren Crossroads (within shouting distance of this marker); Sherman at Midville (approx. 2½ miles away); Summerville (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Savannah Road (approx. 5.2 miles away); Sherman at the Jones Plantation (approx. 6.7 miles away); Bark Camp Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); a different marker also named Bark Camp Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Old Town Plantation (approx. 9.7 miles away).

More about this marker. The text for the missing marker was taken from "Georgia Historical Markers" (Bay Tree Grove, Second Edition 1978) compiled by Carroll P. Scruggs from the records of the Georgia Historical Commission.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 24, 2025

2. Old Savannah Road Marker

Old Savannah Road Marker Post image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 2, 2012

3. Old Savannah Road Marker Post

Photographed by David Seibert, August 2, 2012

4. Old Savannah Road Marker Post

Looking west on the Old Savannah Road, unpaved at this point.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 2, 2012

5. Old Savannah Road Marker

Lookng north on Georgia Highway 56 toward Midville. The Old Savannah Road is on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 782 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 8, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.