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. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Heritage series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 36° 2.473′ N,

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91° 41.453′ W. Marker is in Needmore, Arkansas, in Izard County. It is on County Road 142 north of County Road 79, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sidney AR 72577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Sharp Family and the Civil War / The Civil War in Sharp County (approx. 4.4 miles away); Sharp County Court House (approx. 4½ miles away); Site of Lacrosse Collegiate Institute (approx. 9 miles away); Wild Haws in the Civil War (approx. 9 miles away); In Honor of all who Served (approx. 10.7 miles away).

View from marker north to cemetery in distance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 3, 2021

2. View from marker north to cemetery in distance.

More about this marker. Long, unimproved roads lead to this marker and cemetery.

Yeager Cemetery near marker. image. Click for full size.

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 319 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.