Yokena in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Yokena Presbyterian Church
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017
1. Yokena Presbyterian Church Marker
Organized May 11, 1884, the Church was built on land that was part of a Spanish land grant and given by Mrs. Patty Hyland Gould Hankinson. Dedication was held Aug. 5, 1886. The first pastor, the Rev. C. P. Colmery, served 49 years. "Yokena" is part of the name of the Hyland Plantation, Lucca Yokena, and is Choctaw for "black dirt."
Erected 1976 by the Warrenton 4-H Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1884.
Location. 32° 10.404′ N, 90° 56.531′ W. Marker is in Yokena, Mississippi, in Warren County. Marker is on U.S. 61 north of Jeff Davis Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicksburg MS 39180, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brierfield and Hurricane (approx. 1.4 miles away); Glass Mounds (approx. 3.9 miles away); Captain Brady Tonth, Jr. (approx. 4.6 miles away); Camp Williamson (approx. 8.2 miles away); The Road to Vicksburg (approx. 9.3 miles away); Tobias Gibson (approx. 9.3 miles away); Federals Occupy Rocky Springs (approx. 9˝ miles away); The Town of Rocky Springs (approx. 9˝ miles away).
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Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017
2. Yokena Presbyterian Church
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017
3. The church is listed in the National Register of Historical Places.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 26, 2017
4. The Yokena Presbyterian Church and Marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
