Click on category below to see listings

PHONE NUMBERS CHURCHES (LOCAL) CLASSIFIED ADS LAKE HISTORY	PUBLIC AREAS LOCAL EVENTS ORGANIZATIONS/CLUBS/MISC. SCENES AND PHOTOGRAPHY VOTING (POLL) PLACES

CHURCHES

BAPTIST

Bethlehem Baptist Church
Old State 221 Rd.
Jasper County
Pastor - J. Mark Mock
Between Hwy 212 and the Lake Jackson Dam

Bethlehem Baptist Church
Old State 221 Rd.
Jasper County
Pastor - J. E. Smith
Between Hwy 212 and the Lake Jackson Dam

Harvest Baptist Church
2075 Hwy. 212
Covington, GA (Newton County)
Pastor - Richard Culpepper
770-787-7275 (office)
678-342-8841 (fax)
www.hbccovington.com
Between the Yellow River and Hwy. 162

Macedonia Baptist Church
151 Macedonia Church Rd.
Stark, Butts County
779-775-7958

South River Baptist Church
Hwy. 36
Butts County
Between Stark Rd. and Tussahaw Creek

Stewart Baptist Church
Stewart Church Rd.
Newton County
Pastor -
Between Campbell Rd. and Hwy. 36

Worthville Baptist Church
112 Old South River Rd.
Worthville, Butts County
770-775-3039
At intersection of Old South River Rd. and Keys Ferry

METHODIST

Red Oak Methodist Church
Hwy. 36
Newton County
Pastor -Jerry Allen
Next to FFA/FHA Camp

Stark United Methodist Church
Stark Rd.
Butts County
Pastor -
At intersection of Stark Rd. and Big Dam Rd.

OTHER

Higher Praise Tabernacle
Hwy. 212
Newton County
Pastor - Kenneth Morrill
Between the Yellow River and Hwy. 162

Lighthouse Apostolic Church
125 Fincherville Road.
Jackson, Ga. 30233 (Butts County)
Pastor - Kenneth Hawkins
770-775-2231

Macedonia Missionary Church
Stark Rd.
Butts County
Pastor - Jeremy Heard
Between Llyod Shoals Project and Stark Rd.

Stark Tabernacle Holiness
311 Harvey Norris Cir.
Stark, Butts County
770-775-6300

HISTORY

In 1910, Central Georgia Power Co. constructed a dam on the Ocmulgee River, to generate hydroelectric power for Macon, Ga and surrounding areas.
The gates were closed and the power plant was on line in 1911, making Lake Jackson one of the oldest impoundments in Georgia.
Since that time, the dam has been heightened twice to its present size.
Lake Jackson is fed by three rivers: the South, the Alcovy and the Yellow River. These rivers once flowed into the Ocmulgee, but now, freshen the waters of the lake.
The shoreline measures 150 miles, and the lake has 4750 surface acres of water.
Presently owned by Georgia Power Co, a subsidiary of Southern Co., the lake has two recreation areas maintained by the owners:

Lloyd Shoals Public Area
Beach, bath houses, picnic pavilion, picnic tables and restrooms
located on the west side of the lake at the dam, in Butts Co.

New - Riverside Public Area
Picnic tables and restrooms and a fishing pier, and a new boat launch ramp behind the dam (on the Ocmulgee River) in Jasper Co.

For more Lake Jackson information/reservations, call
770-775-4753
404-526-2741
or write
Central Georgia Land Field Office
180 Dam Rd.
Jackson, GA 30233

For information about the state of Georgia call
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites
800-864-7275