Someone inquired about the oldest Baptist churches in Franklin, Hart, and a couple of other Georgia counties. Nails Creek Baptist Church was established on 11 Feb 1787 at Joseph Nail's trading post on the upper waters of Nails Creek, then in Franklin County but now in Banks County. That's pretty old, and only three years younger than the county itself. There may be older churches, however, since Franklin County was originally as large as present-day Rhode Island and has given up land to many other "daughter" counties, including two or three now in South Carolina. The book "History of Franklin County, Georgia" has articles about many of the churches, at least in present-day Franklin County, including lists of ministers who served early, but might not include churches that are now in other counties, especially those in South Carolina. There is a similar book "History of Hart County, Georgia" that I have seen but am less familiar with. I don't have a personal copy of either, or I would look the information up for you. These books are pretty widely distributed, however. Bob blaughon@compuserve.com