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Organized in 1875 by formerly enslaved members, including ministers Frank and Paul Cooper, this Black congregation drew many families who sharecropped the vast nearby Millhaven plantation. Its 1912 church and cemetery joined the National Register in 2001.
First McCanaan Baptist Church is a historical marker in Sardis, Burke County. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Burke County, among 109 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.9845, -81.7022 near Sardis. The nearest cataloged historic site is McCanaan Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old McCaannan Cemetery, Jenkins Cemetery, and Sardis Baptist Church.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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