Near Caldwell in Burleson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church

One Mile North to Site of

Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 26, 2019

1. Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. First Methodist Church in the county. Began as Sunday School in home of Isaac Addison, early settler. Later moved to home of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott. Organized about 1839 by Robt. Alexander, famous pioneer minister. Soon a small, hand-hewn frame building was erected and named for Mrs. Scott. Land containing both the church and cemetery was given to Methodist Episcopal Church, South, by Mrs. Scott's son, Philip in 1878. Membership reached peak of 165 in 1885.

Church merged with the Cooks Point church about 1907.

Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 7571.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1839.

Location. 30° 34.892′ N, 96° 38.088′ W. Marker is near Caldwell, Texas, in Burleson County. It is on Presidential Corridor East (State Highway 21) east of County Road 214, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in a roadside park roughly 4.5 miles east of Caldwell. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Caldwell TX 77836, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Tenoxtitlan (within shouting distance of this marker); Duewall House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kings Highway

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Cooks Point (approx. 1.8 miles away); Near Homesite of Judge Andrew S. Broaddus (approx. 1.8 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road (approx. 2.4 miles away); New Tabor Brethren Church (approx. 2½ miles away); New Tabor Cemetery (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caldwell.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 26, 2019

2. Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.