Near Corinth in Alcorn County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Farmington Baptist Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 23, 2020

1. Farmington Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized before 1848. Here in 1853 M.P. Lowery was ordained & in 1885 John Allen was dubbed "Private". Town destroyed in Civil War & abandoned because R.R. by-passed it.

Erected by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 34° 56.521′ N, 88° 27.363′ W. Marker is near Corinth, Mississippi, in Alcorn County. It is on County Road 106 north of County Road 187, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 84 Alcorn Co Rd 106, Corinth MS 38834, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Slow March From Shiloh (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Contraband Camp (approx. 2.6 miles away); Site of the Corinth Contraband Camp (approx. 2.7 miles away); C.S.A. Rifle Pit (approx. 3.1 miles away); An Act to Establish and to Protect National Cemeteries. (approx. 3.3 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. 3.3 miles away); Battle of Corinth-1862 (approx. 3½ miles away); L.C. Steele House (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinth.

Also see . . . John Mills Allen. Wikipedia (Submitted on August 26, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 23, 2020

2. Farmington Baptist Church Marker

Farmington Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 23, 2020

3. Farmington Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 606 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.