Near Paint Lick in Garrard County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Paint Lick Presbyterian Church/Paint Lick Cemetery

Paint Lick Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Forest McDermott, May 5, 2011

1. Paint Lick Presbyterian Church Marker

Opposite side is Paint Lick Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Founded 1784 by Rev. David Rice. Early elders of the church: Thomas Maxwell, Alexander Henderson, James Woods, Samuel Woods, Robert Brank, George Denny, Robert Henry. First located in Paint Lick Cemetery. Second building erected circa 1830 on present site. During Civil War several skirmishes here; membership split. Present building was erected, 1875; church reunited.

(Reverse):
In this cemetery are soldiers from Revolutionary and Civil wars. There are eight Revolutionary soldiers, including Thos. Kennedy, John Slavin, John Courtney, Robert Brank, Walter Burnside, William Miller, Humphrey Bates, and John Provine. The last was a charter member of Paint Lick Presbyterian Church, and his is oldest marked grave in cemetery, 1792.

Erected 1976 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1562.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.

Location. 37° 35.196′ N, 84° 26.222′ W. Marker is near Paint Lick, Kentucky, in Garrard County. Marker

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is on Richmond Road (Kentucky Route 52) near Manse Road (County Route 1140), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paint Lick KY 40461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bradley Kincaid (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fort Paint Lick (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Traveling Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); Madison Hemp And Flax Co. / Hemp in Kentucky (approx. 6.4 miles away); Berea – A Birthplace of the Handicraft Revival (approx. 6.9 miles away); Kentucky's Earliest Artforms (approx. 6.9 miles away); Lancaster Civil War Memorial (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Battle of Richmond Knocked at Berea's Door (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paint Lick.

Paint Lick Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Forest McDermott, May 5, 2011

2. Paint Lick Cemetery Marker

Opposite side is the Paint Lick Presbyterian Church marker text.

Paint Lick Presbyterian Church/Paint Lick Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Forest McDermott, May 5, 2011

3. Paint Lick Presbyterian Church/Paint Lick Cemetery Marker

Taken looking east on Route 52, entrance to church on the left.

Photographed By Forest McDermott, May 5, 2011

4. Paint Lick Presbyterian Church/Paint Lick Cemetery Marker

Taken looking west on Route 52.

Paint Lick Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Forest McDermott, May 5, 2011

5. Paint Lick Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,291 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 21, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.