Historical Marker

Double Branches Baptist Church

Carnesville · Franklin County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Constituted in 1801 with nineteen charter members, this Baptist church helped found the Tugalo Association in 1818. A doctrinal dispute over jewelry and Freemasonry later split off a short-lived reform congregation.

About this site

Double Branches Baptist Church is a historical marker in Carnesville, Franklin County, erected in 1957. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Franklin County, among 95 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.3753, -83.1445 near Carnesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Carroll’s Methodist Church (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Poplar Springs Methodist Camp Ground, Franklin Memorial Gardens, and Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

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

📍 34.3753, -83.1445 · Carnesville, Franklin County

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