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Organized in the early 1800s as settlers arrived, Red Oak Church took its name from a first sanctuary of red oak logs. Itinerant preacher Lorenzo Dow is thought to have helped organize it; its cemetery holds a Revolutionary soldier.
Historical Marker
Red Oak Church
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About this site
Red Oak Church is a historical marker in Covington, Newton County, erected in 1956. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Newton County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4417, -83.8451 near Covington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Red Oak Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pickett Cemetery, Newton Factory Cemetery, and Factory Shoals c. 1820.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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