Category Archives: –BULLOCH COUNTY GA–

Nevils, Georgia

2 Replies
Red brick storefronts in Nevils, Georgia, with a small white house attached, under a partly cloudy sky.

Barry Turner writes: “I grew up in the two-story store to the left. Before my time, it even housed a movie theater (part of the screen was still visible upstairs). As a child, I was exploring on the roof and found a World War II era air-raid siren still bolted to the roof–but it wasn’t still functional. An episode of the TV show Route 66 was filmed in Nevils, and they used our store, among other locations. I remember playing with Darby Hinton, a child actor who later was Daniel Boone’s son on that TV show. The “Main Street” was dirt for part of my childhood, but the paving crew (when it was finally paved) provided eager customers for me as I sold boiled peanuts to them.“

DeLoach Primitive Baptist Church, 1872, Bulloch County

3 Replies
Historic DeLoach Primitive Baptist Church, framed by trees and Spanish moss.

Constituted on 9 May 1840 on land given to the the congregation by pioneer settlers William & John DeLoach, DeLoach Primitive Baptist is one of the most historic churches in Bulloch County. A 2005 Claxton Enterprise article by Al Hackle gives good insights into the history of the congregation. At the time of the article, the congregation was no longer active, but the church and grounds are very well-maintained. Its setting on a sand hill adjacent to Lotts Creek is one of the most idyllic in Bulloch County.