Farish Street Historic District in Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Mt. Helm Baptist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

1. Mt. Helm Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Formed in 1835, the congregation of Mt. Helm is the oldest black religious body in the city. The church bears the name of the Helm family who donated this land on which the church originally stood.

Erected 1975 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 32° 18.407′ N, 90° 11.129′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is in the Farish Street Historic District. It is on East Church Street east of Dreyfus Street, on the left when traveling east. East Church Street is one-way, running west to east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 East Church Street, Jackson MS 39202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in

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North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the 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 walking distance of this marker: Mount Helm Baptist Church - Original Site (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Smith Robertson School (about 600 feet away); Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. (about 600 feet away); Greenwood Cemetery (about 700 feet away); Mississippi Governors Memorial (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Greenwood Cemetery (about 800 feet away); Confederate Burial Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S.S. Mississippi (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Original site marker.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

2. Mt. Helm Baptist Church Marker

The current Mt. Helm Baptist Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

3. The current Mt. Helm Baptist Church.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.