Historical Marker

Town of Oxford, Georgia Historic Shrine of the United Methodist Church

Oxford · Newton County · Erected 1972

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The Story

The United Methodist Church named Oxford one of its historic shrines in 1972. Planned in 1837 around Emory College with streets named for Methodists, the town holds Old Church, Kitty's Cottage, and a historic cemetery.

About this site

Town of Oxford, Georgia Historic Shrine of the United Methodist Church is a historical marker in Oxford, Newton County, erected in 1972. 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 33.6237, -83.8684 near Oxford. The nearest cataloged historic site is Orna Villa (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old Church, Town of Oxford and Emory College, and Kitty's Cottage.

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

📍 33.6237, -83.8684 · Oxford, Newton County

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