Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist
Lamar County | Organized in 1860
The story of Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Church reaches back to the earliest years of Georgia’s settlement. Its roots lie with County Line Primitive Baptist, founded between 1790 and 1800 by settlers who had moved into this land decades before the Creek Treaty of Indian Springs in 1821. At that time, the area was part of Pike County, and later became Lamar County. County Line was one of the earliest churches in the region, founded during the presidency of George Washington.
Read more...The first congregation met in a simple log meetinghouse, located on the same spot where Liberty Hill now stands. A larger frame building was later constructed, long before the Civil War. In 1865, a group of members withdrew from their association after a dispute and reorganized under a new name: Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist. The term “Primitive” reflects a major division within Baptist life during the 1830s. While some congregations adopted more modern practices such as Sunday Schools, musical instruments, and mission programs, others sought to maintain what they saw as the original, simple purpose of worship. Liberty Hill emerged from this split, carrying on the older traditions.
The church cemetery preserves centuries of history. Among its graves are Revolutionary War veterans, Civil War soldiers, and generations of early families who carved lives out of the Georgia wilderness. Though no longer Primitive Baptist, the congregation remains active, worshiping in a building that still reflects its nineteenth-century heritage.
These modest wooden sanctuaries, scattered across rural Georgia, hold more than worship—they hold memory. Liberty Hill stands as a reminder of the state’s frontier past and of a community’s devotion to both faith and history.
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7 responses to “Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist”
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I cannot find the headstone of Thomas Green(e) in the cemetery even though he is buried there. The is a picture in findagrave but it is so distant to see any inscription. Can anyone elaborate who it would be near. I have walked the cemetery but cannot find it. His wife Mildred Appling Green is supposed to be buried here too.
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Good afternoon. Is there a record of the Elders that served here? I believe my husband’s 2nd great grandfather served here in approximately 1830. If something could help, it would be greatly appreciated!
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We don’t have these records but hopefully someone will come along and comment who can help you.
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Are there written records listing every individual buried in the cemetery? I’d like to know the name of the person buried in the grave to the immediate left of John Bloodworth. Can someone please look at the grave stone and decipher the name?
I am a volunteer genealogist for the DAR and need to know if the person in the grave next to John Bloodworth is his wife Tamsie Axson Bloodworth. Thank you.-
Hello Debbie,
We recommend that you check out Findagrave.com for this. If the stone hasn’t been photographed yet, you can submit a request for a volunteer to go check it out for you. Good luck in your search!
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Does anyone know when the Primitive Baptists at Liberty Hill disbanded? who has ownership of the cemetery? I have found that people are still being buried there (at least as of 2019). So who decides who gets to be buried there?
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Good questions Kenny. We don’t know the answer to any of them.
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