Near Marion in Crittenden County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church
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Pioneer Church
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018
1. Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church Marker
Organized in 1883 at the home of John A. Hill. Services were held in an old school house until this building was constructed on T. M. Hill's land in 1884. Rev. A. J. Thomson was first pastor. Provision for the perpetual upkeep of the nearby cemetery was made in the will of N. T. Bigham.
The frontier religious revival of the early 1800s led to Bethany USA Presbyterian church in 1803. This church moved to Marion in 1846; remained there until 1882 when a majority of its members seceded to the US church. The USA Presbyterian church was reorganized at Chapel Hill, 1883.
Erected 1975 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1526.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.
Location. 37° 17.769′ N, 88°
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Senator W. J. Deboe / Senators from Marion (approx. 2.6 miles away); In Honor of Crittenden Countian Dr. Forrest Carlisle Pogue, Jr. (approx. 2.7 miles away); Family of Judges (approx. 2.7 miles away); Crittenden County Courthouse, Marion (approx. 2.7 miles away); Courthouse Burned (approx. 2.7 miles away); County Named, 1842 (approx. 2.8 miles away); F. Julius Fohs (1884-1965) / Fohs Hall (approx. 2.9 miles away); A Renowned Senator (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.
Also see . . . Western Kentucky Genealogy on the Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church (blog). (Submitted on September 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018
2. Pioneer Church Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018
3. Chapel Hill Presbyterian Cemetery & marker.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018
4. View of Pioneer Church Marker looking west on Chapel Hill Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 25, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
