Historical Marker

Falling Creek Baptist Church

Elberton · Elbert County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Founded in 1788 by Thomas Maxwell, a Virginia preacher jailed repeatedly for his Baptist faith, this was Georgia's sixteenth Baptist church and an anchor of Elbert County's frontier religious life.

About this site

Falling Creek Baptist Church 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 34.0732, -82.8686 near Elberton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Falling Creek Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Forest Hills Memorial Park, The Christmas Tree House, and Old Post Road.

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

📍 34.0732, -82.8686 · Elberton, Elbert County

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