Phillips Mills Baptist Church

Sixteen members gathered in Joel Phillips's mill in 1785 to organize this church under Rev. Silas Mercer. His son Jesse Mercer joined here as a young man, preached his first sermons, and later led the congregation.

Phillips Mills Baptist Church is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1958. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Wilkes County, among 123 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.6681, -82.8829 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Phillips Mill Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Kettle Creek, The Battle of Kettle Creek, and Kettle Creek Battlefield.

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