New Hope Primitive Baptist Church

New Hope/Buffalo Primitive Baptist Church formed from the High Bluff Church. It was originally located in Wayne County near Charlton COunty. (Sometimes referred to as Hickox Church.)

Research Plan

New Hope Primitive Baptist Church (New Hope) is believed to located in South Eastern Georgia, and is the final resting place of several individuals who appear to have been members of the church. Learning more specifics, such as it’s actual location, date of founding, members attended, and date of dissolution (if applicable) not only provides background information for the lives of individuals who were members of the church, but it could provide other clues for further research. For example, it may give us new avenues of research to locate the final resting places of family members who are known to have died before the founding New Hope and are not buried with their family members.

Questions to be researched:

• Where is New Hope located?
• When was New Hope founded?
• Who is known to have attended or been a member of New Hope?
• Is the church still active? If not, when was it dissolved?

Work Plan: More general studies are prioritized first, followed by more in-depth avenues of research. This work plan will likely expand as more avenue for research are discovered.

1. Find A Grave.
   1. Online cemetery transcription sites should be consulted for location information.
   2. Oldest and newest interments should be located
2. Billion Graves.
   1. Online cemetery transcription sites should be consulted for location information.
   2. Oldest and newest interments should be located
3. Family Search catalog. Examine catalog for potentially relevant sources including:
   1. New Hope Baptist Church
   2. Alibaha Primitive Baptist Association
4. Ancestry catalog. Examine catalog for potentially relevant sources including:
   1. New Hope Baptist Church
   2. Alibaha Primitive Baptist Association
5. Google Books. Search for New Hope Primitive Baptist Church.
   1. New Hope Baptist Church
   2. Alibaha Primitive Baptist Association
6. World Cat. Search for New Hope Primitive Baptist Church.
   1. New Hope Baptist Church
   2. Alibaha Primitive Baptist Association
7. Church Records. Church rules should be consulted for the following
   1. to determine the eligibility requirements for those buried in the church cemetery.
   2. mentions of membership
8. Historical Markers. Existence of historical markers should be explored.
9. Land Records. Land ownership records may be consulted.
10. Local directories should be explored.
11. Local library vertical files. As this researcher is not local, this avenue may need to be differed to a later time.
12. Canvasing pastors at current local churches. Contact existing local pastors and ask if they know if the church is still active and have contact information for existing church contacts.
13. General Google Searches.
    1. County Plat Books.