Near Soso in Jones County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Big Creek Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 2, 2017

1. Big Creek Church Marker

Inscription. Org. 1820s. Oldest Landmark church in county. At break-up of Ebenezer Assn., it led in organizing Big Creek Missionary Baptist Assn. Dykes, Hilburn, Hill, Jefcoat, Knight, Shows, Sumrall, Todd, & Wade families led in church growth.

Erected 1955 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 31° 40.798′ N, 89° 18.427′ W. Marker is near Soso, Mississippi, in Jones County. It is at the intersection of Big Creek Church Road and U.S. 84, on the right when traveling north on Big Creek Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Big Creek Church Road, Soso MS 39480, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the

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Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Skirmish At Rocky Creek (approx. 6.6 miles away); Newt Knight: Robin Hood or Renegade? / The Amos Deason Home (approx. 7.3 miles away); Amos Deason Home (approx. 8.1 miles away); Lynching of John Hartfield (approx. 8.3 miles away); Ellisville State School (approx. 8.4 miles away); Jones County Courthouse (approx. 8.4 miles away); Mississippi National Guard Korean War Memorial (approx. 8½ miles away); JCJC Bobcats Defy Segregation (approx. 8.6 miles away).

Also see . . . Church website. (Submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Big Creek Baptist Church located about 500 feet south of marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 2, 2017

2. Big Creek Baptist Church located about 500 feet south of marker.

View of marker and church sign at intersection of U.S. 84 and Big Creek Church Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 2, 2017

3. View of marker and church sign at intersection of U.S. 84 and Big Creek Church Road.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 880 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.