Near Prairie View in Waller County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Shiloh Baptist Church

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, June 15, 2020

1. Shiloh Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. On Sept. 21, 1871, at nearby Kirby Chapel Methodist Church, thirteen people with letters of transfer from other congregations banded together as the Shiloh Baptist Church. The Rev. Jesse Tubb and Deacon John M, McGinty assisted with the organization. Ten years later the congregation erected a building of its own at this site, then adjacent to the Pond Creek School, which later was closed. By the early 1900s Shiloh Church had about 100 members. A second building, constructed 1908, served until destroyed by storm in 1957. The third sanctuary, built in 1958, had a wing added in 1961.

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8114.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 21, 1871.

Location. 30° 6.91′ N, 95° 59.393′ W. Marker is near Prairie View, Texas, in Waller County. It is on Farm to Market Road 1098 north of Joe Loggins Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prairie View TX 77446, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shiloh Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Wyatt Chapel Community Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jacob E. Freeman (approx. 2.3 miles away); Gen. George and Libbie Custer Campsite (approx.

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2.4 miles away); Liendo (approx. 2.7 miles away); Liendo Plantation (approx. 2.7 miles away); Groce Family Plantations (approx. 3.2 miles away); Clear Creek Confederate War Camps (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prairie View.

Shiloh Baptist Church Marker and Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, June 15, 2020

2. Shiloh Baptist Church Marker and Area

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2020, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.