Historical Marker

Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church

Quitman · Brooks County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Built around 1861, this plain Wiregrass meetinghouse is one of the last surviving antebellum buildings in rural Brooks County and an early Primitive Baptist church, founded soon after the denomination itself took shape.

About this site

Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church is a historical marker in Quitman, Brooks County, erected in 1956. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Brooks County, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.7681, -83.5984 near Quitman. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, West End Cemetery, and West End Cemetery.

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

📍 30.7681, -83.5984 · Quitman, Brooks County

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