Historical Marker

Colonists’ Crossing

Elberton · Elbert County · Erected 1957

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

Near here, at 'The Point' where the Broad meets the Savannah, Virginia and Carolina settlers crossed into Georgia in the 1770s, registering land at frontier Fort James and Dartmouth to open this corner of the state.

About this site

Colonists’ Crossing is a historical marker in Elberton, Elbert County, erected in 1957. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Elbert County, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0618, -82.6527 near Elberton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hunters Chapel Methodist Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery, Bethlehem Methodist Church, and Tates Grove Cemetery.

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

📍 34.0618, -82.6527 · Elberton, Elbert County

Directions (Apple)Google Maps View map

Get Georgia Roam — 12,000+ historic sites in your pocket

See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum, battlefield and landmark across Georgia on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and collect sites as you roam.

or open the live map in your browser →

Free · ad-free · the iOS app and the web map share one account, so your visits sync across both

Nearby in Elbert County

Cemetery

Hunters Chapel Methodist Cemetery

Elberton

Cemetery

Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery

Elberton

Historical Marker

Bethlehem Methodist Church

Woodlawn Methodist Cemetery

Cades Chapel Baptist Cemetery