Sandy Springs in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Sandy Springs

Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2004

1. The Sandy Springs Marker

Inscription. This community is named for the natural springs bubbling up through clear white sand in the meadow below. The Springs were a Cherokee and Creek Indian campsite which became the property of the orphans of John Medows of Henry County in the 1821 Land Lottery. Wilson Spruill purchased the property in 1842. He and his neighbors built a log cabin church on the ridge above in 1848 and Methodist camp meetings were held here for over 100 years. The Springs also served as a resting point along a significant southeastern migration route. The Williams-Payne farmhouse (circa 1869) was moved to the Springs site in 1985.

Erected by Sandy Springs Historic Community Foundation, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.

Location. 33° 55.35′ N, 84° 22.983′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Sandy Springs. It is on Sandy Springs Circle near Hildebrand Drive NE, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30328, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

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

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the crow flies: The History of the City of Sandy Springs, Georgia (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sandy Springs United Methodist Church Historic Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Gen. J. D. Cox's Div. To Old Cross Keys (approx. 0.4 miles away); 23d A.C. to Decatur (approx. 0.6 miles away); To Sandy Springs and Old Cross Keys (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hascall's Div. Joins Cox's Line of March (approx. 1.8 miles away); Garrard & Newton Move on Roswell (approx. 2 miles away); Hascall’s Div. Camped (approx. 2.2 miles away).

The Sandy Springs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, July 26, 2008

2. The Sandy Springs

The Williams-Payne Farmhouse seen from The Sandy Springs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, July 26, 2008

3. The Williams-Payne Farmhouse seen from The Sandy Springs

The Williams-Payne Farmhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, March 20, 2000

4. The Williams-Payne Farmhouse

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,531 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 25, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 4. submitted on July 25, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.