Near Cookeville in Jackson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Twelve Corner Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 30, 2020

1. Twelve Corner Church Marker

Inscription. On a hillock 300 yards from here stood this church, officially named Spring Creek Baptist Church. Organized July 7, 1802; with Samuel Meger and Jacob Cooms as first Presbyters, and Thomas McBride as Moderator. Was parent church for others hereabouts. The church-site has been moved; the old cemetery remains.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2D 15.)

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 Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 7, 1802.

Location. 36° 16.86′ N, 85° 31.355′ W. Marker is near Cookeville, Tennessee, in Jackson County. It is on Dodson Branch Highway (State Highway 135) 0.1 miles south of McGee Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17253 Dodson Branch Hwy, Cookeville TN 38501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spring Creek Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Cummins Falls (approx. 3.1 miles away); Old Shipley Barn (approx. 6.1 miles away); Judge John Jordan Gore (approx. 6.8 miles

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away); Walton Road - Old Burnt Stand (approx. 7.1 miles away); Dixie College (approx. 7½ miles away); Flynn Creek Impact Crater (approx. 8 miles away); P.M. Smith Building (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cookeville.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 30, 2020

2. Twelve Corner Church Marker

The present-day Spring Creek Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 30, 2020

3. The present-day Spring Creek Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 992 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.