Hatoff Church & Mt. McCrae Cemetery, Laurens County

I haven’t been able to locate any history of this congregation, but it was traditionally known as Hatoff Church, as the road sign confirms.

It’s possible that a later congregation used the facility, as the adjacent cemetery is known as Mt. McCrae.

There are several interesting headstones in the cemetery, including these traditional wooden markers.

Such markers are found in African-American and white burying grounds alike.

Reverend R. W. Wiggins (?-1952) – This headstone is the work of Eldren Bailey, one of the most prolific African-American headstone makers in Georgia in the 20th century.

Ned Wiggins (1862-27 March 1939)

Baptismal, erected in 1956.

2 thoughts on “Hatoff Church & Mt. McCrae Cemetery, Laurens County

  1. Ruby Daniels-Spikes's avatarRuby Daniels-Spikes

    Hatoff and Mt. McCrae(a.k.a as Hatoff) church were one in the same. Mt. McCray and Pearly Chapel merged and the combined church’s name is Greater New Friendship located down hwy 19 S. Correction to earlier reply

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