East Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Eudora Baptist Church

Photographed by Steve Masler, April 8, 2019

1. Eudora Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized October 18, 1850 on two acres donated by Col. Eppy White, the church met in a log schoolhouse until the first building was erected in 1851. The first pastor was J.B. Canada. A larger building completed in 1858 was used as a Federal Hospital in the Civil War. It remained in use until torn down in 1964. The present sanctuary was built in 1968.

Erected 1985 by Eudora Baptist Church and the Shelby County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 18, 1850.

Location. 35° 6.986′ N, 89° 54.328′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in East Memphis. It can be reached from the intersection of Poplar Ave. (U.S. 72) and Perkins Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4684 Poplar Ave Memphis TN 38117, Memphis TN 38117, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Eudora Baptist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); William G. Leftwich, Jr. Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Mary's Episcopal School (approx. one mile away); St. Agnes Academy (approx. one mile away); Mullins United Methodist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Elvis Presley House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Second Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Gen. James M. Kennedy Hospital (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Main Marker on Poplar at Perkins Road.

Photographed by Steve Masler, April 8, 2019

2. Eudora Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2019, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 680 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2019, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.