Historical Marker

Line Baptist Church

Alto · Banks County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Founded in 1802 right at the Georgia-Cherokee boundary, the church could hold no night meetings because settlers had to clear Indian lands by sundown; it later birthed the Tugalo and Liberty Baptist Associations.

About this site

Line Baptist Church is a historical marker in Alto, Banks County, erected in 1953. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Banks County, among 61 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.4098, -83.5060 near Alto. The nearest cataloged historic site is Line Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Peyton Cemetery, Jordan Cemetery, and Indian Boundary.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.4098, -83.5060 · Alto, Banks County
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