Wayfare or Cow Creek Church

Constituted in 1841 as Cow Creek Church near the site of an earlier militia skirmish, Wayfare Primitive Baptist is the oldest congregation in Echols County, founded when the land was still part of Ware County.

Wayfare or Cow Creek Church is a historical marker in Statenville, Echols County, erected in 1958. It is one of 3 historical markers documented in Echols County, among 10 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.8561, -83.0019 near Statenville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Skirmish at Cow Creek (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sweet Prospect Cemetery, Foreman Cemetery, and James Cemetery.

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