Crestview, Georgia
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Crestview is an unincorporated community
in Baker County, Georgia
, United States.
) and Christ Christian Methodist Episcopal
(CME) Church (primarily Black). Before the Civil War, Christ Methodist was attended by both White plantation owners and Black slaves. Then it was no more than a hand-hewn log structure. At the close of the war the freed Blacks formed their own church five miles from the original site. The land was provided by a White planter. This building was destroyed by fire along with all of the church records, a new church was built and remained until the early 1940s. The present church is a continuation of the old Christ CME Church, it sits on a two acre land plot and was rebuilt off of Crestview Road. Christ CME Church was built circa 1850 of hand hewn logs and board shutters for window covers. The church membership consisted of both Whites and their Black slaves. During the Civil War, the church was used as a safe-haven for Confederate soldiers. The old structure was used until the 1880s and then fell into disuse. The church was moved to its present site on 1899 due to the cemetery being already present. It was settled on a hill because the soggy ground during a heavy rains period made it hard to sink bodies. Before the church was built the cemetery was known as Calhoun Cemetery. The new church building was completed in 1901.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Baker County, Georgia
Baker County, Georgia
Baker County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. , the population is 4,074. The 2007 Census Estimate placed the population at 3,781. The county seat is Newton.Baker County is included in the Albany, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, United States.
Geography
Crestview is located at the intersections of Crestview Road, Willow Nook Road, and Crossroads Cemetery Road. The town is also full of various county dirt roads, such as Smith Lane. DeSoto Springs is the area's primary water source. It was a point at witch Herman DeSoto took camp.Civil
Crewstview is home to many abandoned buildings and homes. It has one store, D. G. Jones General Store, which is located on DeSoto Springs Plantation.Churches
The town is home to two churches: Christ Methodist Church (primarily WhiteCaucasian
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) and Christ Christian Methodist Episcopal
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is a historically black denomination within the broader context of Methodism. The group was organized in 1870 when several black ministers, with the full support of their white counterparts in the former Methodist Episcopal Church, South, met to form an...
(CME) Church (primarily Black). Before the Civil War, Christ Methodist was attended by both White plantation owners and Black slaves. Then it was no more than a hand-hewn log structure. At the close of the war the freed Blacks formed their own church five miles from the original site. The land was provided by a White planter. This building was destroyed by fire along with all of the church records, a new church was built and remained until the early 1940s. The present church is a continuation of the old Christ CME Church, it sits on a two acre land plot and was rebuilt off of Crestview Road. Christ CME Church was built circa 1850 of hand hewn logs and board shutters for window covers. The church membership consisted of both Whites and their Black slaves. During the Civil War, the church was used as a safe-haven for Confederate soldiers. The old structure was used until the 1880s and then fell into disuse. The church was moved to its present site on 1899 due to the cemetery being already present. It was settled on a hill because the soggy ground during a heavy rains period made it hard to sink bodies. Before the church was built the cemetery was known as Calhoun Cemetery. The new church building was completed in 1901.