Lawtonville in Hampton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lawtonville Church
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
1. Lawtonville Church Marker
This Baptist congregation, originally known as Savannah River, Carolina Church, was constituted near here March 1, 1775, mainly by members of Coosawhatchie (Beech Branch) Church. Rev. Joshua Lewis was its first known minister. In 1786, the church changed its name to Pipe Creek and by 1836 moved to Lawtonville. Renamed Lawtonville in 1884, church moved to Estill, 1911.
Erected 1991 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by Lawtonville Baptist Church, Estill S.C. (Marker Number 25-9.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is March 1, 1775.
Location. 32° 42.923′ N, 81° 21.4′ W. Marker is in Lawtonville, South Carolina, in Hampton County. It is on Augusta Stagecoach Road (State Highway 25-20), on the left when traveling north. Beyond the paved road, approximately one third of a mile along the dirt road (Augusta Stagecoach Road). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Estill SC 29918, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, in the Ashepoo and Combahee and Edisto Basin. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Morrison Academy (approx. 5½ miles away); Estill Methodist Church (approx. 7.2 miles away); Lucile Ellerbe Godbold
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. A marker at Lawtonville Church's current location.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 2008
2. Lawtonville Church Marker, looking southeast along Augusta Stagecoach Rd (SC-S-25-20)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 28, 2008
3. Remains of the Lawtonville Baptist Church at Lawtonville (Estill,) SC..2nd site
First Organized at Pipe Creek
Beaufort district, by dissenters who emigrated
from Somersetshire England. 1775.
Who moved here in 1852. four acres land having
been given by Amos Johnson for religious
and educational purposes.
Pastors of the ante- bellum period
Rev. Isaac Nickois.
Rev. Joseph Furse.
Rev. Hotchkiss.
Moved to Estill 1911.
Deacons since 1865.
Geo. Rhodes.
E.H. Peeples.
John Lawton.
J.T. Morrison.
T.D. Lawton.
J.W. Peeples.
N.H. Johnston.
N.C. Johnston.
C.L. Peeples.
J.V. Morrison.
G.B. Clarke."
Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 2008
4. Lawtonville Baptist Church and Cemetery
coordinates : 32.751532,-81.272027
Orangeburg Rd.( SC S-25-19 ), near Wilcox Rd., Estill, SC
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
5. Lawtonville Baptist Church
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
6. Lawtonville Baptist Church remains, from first move to Estill, SC
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
7. Lawtonville Church today, its third and present location, in Estill, SC
Coordinates: 32.755028,-81.238301, Fourth St. and
Lawton Ave
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,190 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 11, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
