Near Mauldin in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Laurel Creek Church

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 28, 2008

1. Laurel Creek Church Marker

Inscription. Built 1869
Laurel Creek Church
Rebuilt 1938

Trustees
G.C. Franklin
Jas A. Tolbert
J.N. Brown
R.C. Means
Rev. N.E. Franklin-PC
Rev. D.S. Curry D.S.

Laurel Creek U. M. Church
New Addition 2005

Trustees
John B. Hallums, CH Person
Thomas Burts
Banner Copeland
Thomas Hallums
John W. Prince
Adrick Talley
Elaine Means
Willie Dillard
Terry Conner
James Walker Jr. CH Finance
Fred Carter CH Council
Mary Virginia Taylor, Bishop
Dr. Charles Johnson D.S.
Calvin L. Smith. Pastor

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 34° 48.12′ N, 82° 19.182′ W. Marker is near Mauldin, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on Laurens Road (U.S. 276), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located on the east (front) side of the church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3598 Laurens Road, Greenville SC 29607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The History of the Gosnell Cabin (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mauldin (approx. 1.7 miles away); Mauldin United Methodist Church

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); Deputy Marcus L. Whitfield (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lake Conestee in Transition (approx. 2.7 miles away); Beaver at Lake Conestee (approx. 2.7 miles away); Fred W. Symmes Hall of Science (approx. 2.7 miles away); Reedy River Factory (approx. 2.7 miles away); McBee Chapel (approx. 3.1 miles away); Bethel Community Training Ground (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mauldin.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 28, 2008

2. Laurel Creek Church Marker

Laurel Creek Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 28, 2008

3. Laurel Creek Church

In this picture you see the old part of the church, made of stone.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, August 28, 2008

4. Grave stone

This is one of the oldest head stones in the grave yard.

Photographed by James Walker Jr, May 1998

5. Laurel Creek Church

Photo of the old Laurel Creek Church prior to the addition which was added a few years later.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,773 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 30, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 5. submitted on May 25, 2009, by James Walker Jr of Greenville, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.