Historical Marker

First Baptist Church in Georgia

Appling · Columbia County · Erected 1996

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Kiokee Church, organized in 1772 by the Rev. Daniel Marshall, was the first Baptist congregation constituted in Georgia and helped seed the 1784 gathering that organized the state's Baptist association.

About this site

First Baptist Church in Georgia is a historical marker in Appling, Columbia County, erected in 1996. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Columbia County, among 54 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5522, -82.3186 near Appling. The nearest cataloged historic site is Religious Liberty in Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Appling Court House, Columbia County, and Rev. Daniel Marshall.

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

📍 33.5522, -82.3186 · Appling, Columbia County
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