Simpsonville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Standing Springs Baptist Church

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 22, 2021

1. Standing Springs Baptist Church Marker (front)

Inscription.
(front)
Standing Springs Baptist Church was organized in 1818 as an arm of Fork Shoals Baptist Church. There were te0n charter members and Rev. Nathan Berry was the first pastor. Early meetings were held in the home of James Cox and the first meeting house was constructed c. 1836 on land donated by Mr. Cox. (Continued on other side) (back) (Continued from other side) The congregation derives its name from a nearby spring that originates underground and appears as standing water. Like many Baptist churches, the congregation here included enslaved people before the Civil War. A second sanctuary was built in 1917 and expanded in 1959. The current sanctuary was dedicated in 1970.

Erected 2018 by Standing Springs Baptist Church. (Marker Number 23-84.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 34° 43.539′ N, 82° 17.441′ W. Marker is in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on West Georgia Road 0.2 miles north of Stenhouse Road. Located at the extreme south end of church property. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 W Georgia Rd, Simpsonville SC 29680, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. 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,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Simpsonville Cotton Mill / Woodside Mill (approx. 2 miles away); Simpsonville Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Simpsonville Methodist Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Old Stage Road / Railroads in Simpsonville (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lawrence Lafayette Richardson, M.D. (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hendricks' Plaza (approx. 2.2 miles away); Simpsonville Clock Tower

Standing Springs Baptist Church Marker (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 22, 2021

2. Standing Springs Baptist Church Marker (back)

(approx. 2.2 miles away); Simpsonville (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Simpsonville.

Also see . . . Standing Springs Baptist Church. (Submitted on March 12, 2021.)

Standing Springs Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 22, 2021

3. Standing Springs Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 806 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.