Needmore in Izard County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Old Baptist Church
Needmore
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 3, 2021
1. Old Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Old Baptist Church. Needmore. Land for the Old Baptist Church building and the adjacent Yeager Cemetery was deeded by Daniel Yeager in 1897 to the Polk Bayou congregation of Primitive Baptists for one dollar. The congregation built a church at this location, yet after a few years moved on, leaving the building to the Needmore community for general use. The precise date of their departure is unknown. The building was then used for activities such as Sunday School, Children's Day programs, music schools, funerals and revivals. In 1995, funds were raised to restore the deteriorating structure. The church building was completely destroyed by a tornado in the spring of 2017.
Land for the Old Baptist Church building and the
adjacent Yeager Cemetery was deeded by Daniel
Yeager in 1897 to the Polk Bayou congregation of
Primitive Baptists for one dollar. The congregation
built a church at this location, yet after a few years
moved on, leaving the building to the Needmore
community for general use. The precise date of
their departure is unknown. The building was then
used for activities such as Sunday School, Children's
Day programs, music schools, funerals and revivals. In
1995, funds were raised to restore the deteriorating
structure. The church building was completely
destroyed by a tornado in the spring of 2017.
Erected 2019 by Izard County Historical and Genealogical Society, Old Independence Regional Museum, Loretta Wright Brewer, Bill Simmons, George David Wright, Rachel Wright Bettis, Barbara Hill Hannon, James G. Wright. (Marker Number 4.)
Location. 36° 2.473′ N, 91° 41.453′ W. Marker is in Needmore, Arkansas, in Izard County. Marker is on County Road 142 north of County Road 79, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map.
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Marker is in this post office area: Sidney AR 72577, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Long, unimproved roads lead to this marker and cemetery.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 3, 2021
2. View from marker north to cemetery in distance.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, April 3, 2021
3. Yeager Cemetery near marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.