Historical Marker

The Wildes Massacre

Waycross · Ware County · Erected 1958

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

In July 1838, during the Second Seminole War, Seminole warriors attacked the Wildes family cabin near the Okefenokee, killing several members of the family. A few youngsters escaped; the dead were buried together beneath a chinaberry tree.

About this site

The Wildes Massacre is a historical marker in Waycross, Ware County, erected in 1958. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Ware County, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.2113, -82.3551 near Waycross. The nearest cataloged historic site is Methodism Came To Waycross (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Nancy Hart Highway, Senator Nicholas Ware, and Ware County Courthouse.

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

📍 31.2113, -82.3551 · Waycross, Ware County

Directions (Apple)Google Maps View map

Get Georgia Roam — 12,000+ historic sites in your pocket

See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum, battlefield and landmark across Georgia on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and collect sites as you roam.

or open the live map in your browser →

Free · ad-free · the iOS app and the web map share one account, so your visits sync across both

Nearby in Ware County

Historical Marker

Methodism Came To Waycross

Waycross · 1987

Historical Marker

Senator Nicholas Ware

Ware County Courthouse

Ware County Georgia World War I Memorial