Historically Significant Site

This church was established in 1772 or 1792. In 1979 some of the graves were moved to the present (1979) location of the church, the fate of the other burials is unknown. This church cemetery does not have a survey of record is considered defunnct.

In the vicinity of 1584 Hatchett Road about 1000 feet south on the Old Womack Mill Road (unverified). This 1 acre cemetery is in the watershed for Farmer Lake on and as is Womack's Mill (DB 199/92). The church was located on the "Mill Road".

Carolina Caswell determined the possible location of this cemetery by Caswell County NC Caswell Co NC Map Book 9 page 76 (see also Map Book 6 page 184 (for Farmer Lake). This cemetery does not have a survey of record in the J. Burch Blaylock Collection.

From Caswell County Historical Association website:

The Country Line Primitive Baptist Church was important to the early history of the Baptist church in the Yanceyville area. It was there that Reverend John Kerr (1782-1842) and the debate with Elder John Stadler (1792-1860):

"This was perhaps one of the greatest debates that ever was held in this part of the world and it was held on the grounds of Country Line Church when Elders John Kerr and John Stadler engaged in the mission debate. The scholarly Kerr fighting for a more liberal creed was pitted against the Godly homespun philosopher and humorist Stadler. The debate, according to Billie Poteat, lasted almost the entire day and a vote was taken just before evening. Elder Kerr lost, according to Poteat and the recollections of others, and 'at sundown Elder Kerr led his followers out of the church, never to return, and moved on over to the village of Yanceyville.' This debate was probably in 1833 and support the founding of the [Yanceyville Baptist] church in 1833."

"The foundation rocks of the Country Line Baptist Church have never been found on the side of the creek where the church stood near the ancient mill site of the late William Graves. The date of the founding of the Country Line Baptist Church has been debated and it is almost impossible to date."