Richwood in Boone County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Richwood Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 30, 2019

1. Richwood Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription.

Services have been held by this old church continuously since it was founded in 1834 by Joseph Cabell Harrison, first pastor. He and cousin John Breckinridge in 1824 founded early religious paper in Ky. A cousin of Pres. William H. Harrison. Pastor's wife, Sophia Rice Harrison, a granddaughter of David Rice, father of Presbyterian Church in Ky. Harrisons buried here.

Erected 1970 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1387.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 38° 53.952′ N, 84° 39.153′ W. Marker is in Richwood, Kentucky, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of Route 338 and Richwood Church Road, on the right when traveling west on Route 338. Just past intersection of KY 338 with Chambers Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walton KY 41094, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American

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South,

specifically 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: Major John P. Gaines (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mayhugh-Hartman House (approx. 2.8 miles away); C. Scott Chambers House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Boone County, 1798 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Walton CCC Camp Bean Ridge (approx. 3.1 miles away); Nicholas & Gertrude Blau House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Walton Vernona Purple Heart Monument (approx. 3.2 miles away); Walton-Verona Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. Skirmish at Snow’s Pond (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Abner Gaines House (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 30, 2019

2. Richwood Presbyterian Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.