Silverstreet in Newberry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

New Chapel Church

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

1. New Chapel Church Marker

Inscription. Once housing a school for area students, this United Methodist church was located closer to the Saluda River around 1820. The congregation moved to this site after Isaac Herbert, a member of the S.C. House of Representatives (1844-45), donated the land in 1833. The present building was constructed in 1879.

Erected 1988 by Newberry County Historical Society. (Marker Number 36-12.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 34° 10.917′ N, 81° 39.917′ W. Marker is in Silverstreet, South Carolina, in Newberry County. It is on Deadfall Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the intersection of Deadfall and New Chapel Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 133 New Chapel Church Road, Newberry SC 29108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bush River Quaker Meeting (approx. 3.6 miles away); The Rock House (approx. 4.6 miles away); Henry McNeal Turner (approx. 6.6 miles away); Calvin Crozier Murder Site (approx. 6.7 miles away); Newberry Cotton Mills (approx. 6.7 miles away); Newberry Village Cemetery (approx. 6.8 miles away); Newberry County World War II Monument (approx. 6.9 miles away); Newberry County World War I Monument (approx. 6.9 miles away); National WWII Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away); Newberry County Confederate Monument (approx. 6.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Luther Rice (was approx. 6.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding New Chapel Church. New Chapel Methodist Church was organized about 1830 by Isaac Herbert. It is the third Methodist church

New Chapel United Methodist Church Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

2. New Chapel United Methodist Church Sign

in the Newberry circuit and is the smallest church in the circuit with a cemetery.

New Chapel Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

3. New Chapel Church

New Chapel Church - Front (South) Elevation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

4. New Chapel Church - Front (South) Elevation

New Chapel Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

5. New Chapel Church Cemetery

Photographed by Brian Scott, November 1, 2008

6. New Chapel Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,840 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 3, 2008, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.