The Story
Gum Creek Presbyterian Church started about 1917-18 as a mission Sunday school run by Rev. J.B. Ficklen, pastor of the Covington Presbyterian Church, and was formally organized in 1921 under the Atlanta Presbytery with 24 charter members. Sisters Julia and Minnie Byrd gave the land, and the church was dedicated in June 1922. The adjoining cemetery, still in use, follows the old Southern custom of orienting graves to face east; its earliest marked burial is charter member Daniel Scott Byrd.
About this site
Gum Creek Presbyterian Cemetery is a cemetery in Oxford, Newton County. It is one of 72 cemeteries documented in Newton County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7105, -83.8906 near Oxford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Byrd Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bailey Family Cemetery, Ellington Cemetery, and Carter Family Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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