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

New Hope Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 23, 2020

1. New Hope Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. New Hope Presbyterian Church was organized in 1838 when six members began meeting in a school house near Troy, later renamed Danville. Rev. James B. Stafford served as the first pastor or the church from 1838 to 1854. The first sanctuary was a log cabin-style structure with a stack chimney and fireplace. The second sanctuary, a frame building located near the cemetery, would remain in use until 1912 when a new building was constructed. The cemetery was established in 1839.

Erected 2011 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 34° 50.289′ N, 88° 33.9′ W. Marker is in Biggersville, Mississippi, in Alcorn County. It is on New Hope Road (County Road 513) 0.4 miles west of U.S. 45, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 499 Co Rd 513, Rienzi MS 38865, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andrew Boyd Dilworth (approx. 1.4 miles away); Kossuth (approx. 5 miles away); Mississippi (approx. 5.2 miles away); Samuel L. Neely (approx. 5.4 miles away); First Rural Electric Power Cooperative (approx. 5.4 miles away); City Cemetery (approx. 6.7 miles away); An Act to Establish and to Protect National Cemeteries. (approx. 6.8 miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. 6.8 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 23, 2020

2. New Hope Presbyterian Church Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 23, 2020

3. New Hope Presbyterian Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 563 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.