Historic Cemeteries of the South
Historic Tennessee Church the Site of Civil War Hospital
This Lutheran Church in Greene County, Tennessee was founded in 1811 and one of its buildings served as a field hospital in the Civil War. Legend says that a mass grave was dug in front of the church to bury the dead.
Mountain Church Memories
This isolated church once served a community of mountain farmers until declining attendance forced the church to close.
Antebellum Church Remains the Same
180+ years later, this historic chapel in South Carolina is no longer in use, and today, still looks much like it did when it was first built
The Funeral of Coyd Woody
This 1907 funeral photo provides a fascinating glimpse into a somber scene. But the details that emerge in the photograph are fascinating!
Winston Memorial Chapel
Built in 1908, one Virginia family erected this stone chapel in honor of their son who passed away too soon.
All That Remains of Powelton Village
This sleepy crossroads in rural Georgia used to be an important town along well-traveled travel routes. But today, very little remains of the community.
Catholic Church founded by Irish Immigrants in rural Virginia No Longer Stands
Founded in rural Virginia in 1875 by Scotch-Irish immigrants, this church would close 100 years after it was founded.
Antebellum Alabama Church Abandoned
This antebellum Alabama church was built in the 1830s but was abandoned long ago. Today, a new spirit inhabits it’s walls.
How to Clean Grave Markers
If you’ve ever wondered how to clean grave markers at old burial sites, this article will answer your questions!
Church Built of Handmade Brick was the First of its Kind
Built in 1876, this chapel in Western North Carolina was the first church made of handmade bricks in this region.
[Buncombe County]
North Carolina Church Founded Before The Civil War
Bethesda Church was built in 1853 and is all that is left of a once-expansive plantation.
A Church Founded by some of Florida’s Earliest Settlers: Wacahoota Church
This church was founded by earlier Florida settlers and while its no longer in regular use, descendants of its founders care for it to this day.
[Levy County, FL]
Chapel in North Carolina Founded by Abolitionist Minister
Rev. James O’Kelly, a noted abolitionist, started a congregation here in 1794.
[Chatham County, NC]
Historic Church Built by Freedmen in Georgia
This church was founded in 1886 by a group of freed slaves.
[Taliaferro County, GA]
Mississippi River Ghost Town Church
This Antebellum church still shows scars from the Civil War.
[Jefferson County, MS]
Picturesque Red Chapel in Rural Alabama
This beautiful church + cemetery have been lovingly maintained for 185 years.
[Hale County, AL]
Georgia Church is Abandoned After 100 Years of Service
This church has been hit by a tornado.
[Ben Hill County Georgia]
Once Abandoned Old Church Gets a Savior
This church has sat empty for years but an ambitious local historian is giving it a new lease on life.
[Tattnall County, GA]
Historic Church Doubled as Hospital in Civil War Battle
This church served as a battle site and hospital during the Civil War.
Historic Mississippi Crossroads Town
This old settlement dates back to just after the Revolutionary War.
Florida Pioneer Church
This historic churchyard offers an idyllic glimpse into the Florida frontier.
[Alachua County, FL]
Old Florida Church Buries its Founder
Sacred to the memory of.
[Union County, FL]
Remarkable Chapel in the Mississippi Woods
This church was built in the 1830s with bricks made by people enslaved here.
[Adams County, MS]
Historic Presbyterian Church in Georgia Kept in a State of Preserved Decay
This church stands for its 203rd year.
[Hancock County, GA]
The Ruins of one of South Carolina’s Oldest Churches
This South Carolina church, originally constructed in 1757, would be burned in the Revolutionary War. Locals then restored it, only to be destroyed again in the 1860s.