Eaton in Madison County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Baptist Church
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 13, 2017
1. Baptist Church Marker
Repaired and improved 1856.
Rev. J. Cooley, 1st Minister.
Rev. Nathaniel Kendrick,
Pastor 1817-1833.
State Education Department 1936
Erected 1936 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.
Location. 42° 51.009′ N, 75° 36.535′ W. Marker is in Eaton, New York, in Madison County. It is on New York State Route 26 east of Church Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located beside the highway, next to a vacant lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eaton NY 13334, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: WTM Engine Works (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eaton Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Union School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Morse House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Home of Cyrus and Elizabeth Heminway Finney (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Farm (approx. half a mile away); Morse Mill Dam (approx. half a mile away); Toll Gate No. 2 (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eaton.
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Regarding Baptist Church. Nothing remains at this location of the church described by this marker.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 13, 2017
2. Baptist Church Marker (wide view; highway on left)
Photographed by Mira Earls, December 13, 2021
3. Baptist Church Marker
This photo taken in December 2021. The sign has been painted since the original photo.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 13, 2017
4. Unidentified Colonial Mansion adjacent to former site of Baptist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on July 1, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 4. submitted on April 25, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
