Near Blue Mountain in Tippah County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Academy Baptist Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

1. Academy Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. N.E. 3 mi. Organized by Rev. Dan. McKay, 1842. Rev. G. B. Waldrop, Benj. Collins, & Nat. Harbin were first officers. Here M. P. Lowrey was pastor while drafting plans for Blue Mt. College.

Erected 1954 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 34° 37.594′ N, 88° 58.522′ W. Marker is near Blue Mountain, Mississippi, in Tippah County. It is on County Highway 700 south of County Highway 725A, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blue Mountain MS 38610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Antioch Colored School (approx. 1.2 miles away); First in Tippah County (approx. 1.2 miles away); Carpenters for Christmas (approx. 1.3 miles away); Antioch (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dr. Jessie Mauney (approx. 4.2 miles away); Southern Literary Festival (approx. 4.3 miles away); Blue Mountain College (approx. 4.3 miles away); Macedonia Baptist Church (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blue Mountain.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Ebenezer Church (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

2. Academy Baptist Church Marker

Academy Baptist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

3. Academy Baptist Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.