Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Old Mud Meeting House

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 6, 2019

1. Old Mud Meeting House Marker

Inscription. The history of this Church goes back well over 400 years from Holland to New York to New Jersey to Pennsylvania and finally to Kentucky. Members of this Dutch Reformed congregation immigrated to Kentucky as early as 1781, and many of those pioneers as well as their descendants rest n the this cemetery. Revolutionary War soldiers are among the honored dead.

Erected by James Harrod Trust. (Marker Number 84.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky, Harrodsburg, James Harrod Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 37° 43.485′ N, 84° 51.779′ W. Marker is in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in Mercer County. It is on Dry Branch Road (County Route 1915), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 730 Dry Branch Road, Harrodsburg KY 40330, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American South

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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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Old Mud Meeting House (here, next to this marker); Henry Wilson’s Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mercer County Fair and Horse Show (approx. 2.2 miles away); Beaumont College 1895-1915 / Historic Site (approx. 2.2 miles away); Honeysuckle Hill / Fair Oaks (approx. 2.3 miles away); An Early Derby Winner / Another Derby Winner (approx. 2.3 miles away); Greystone (approx. 2.3 miles away); Graham Springs (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrodsburg.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 6, 2019

2. Old Mud Meeting House Marker

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2025

3. Old Mud Meeting House Marker

View from the rear of the marker.

Old Mud Meeting House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 6, 2019

4. Old Mud Meeting House

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 18, 2025

5. Old Mud Meeting House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3. submitted on November 10, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 4. submitted on July 18, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 5. submitted on November 10, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.