Blue Springs in Union County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Blue Springs Baptist Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

1. Blue Springs Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Blue Springs Baptist Church was organized in 1891 and was originally part of the West Judson Association. The congregation occupied several buildings before purchasing the current property, which included a school building and six acres, in 1960. A parsonage was constructed the following year. The current church building was completed in 1972 and a gymnasium and fellowship hall was added in 1977. The church celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2016.

Erected 2018 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 34° 24.41′ N, 88° 52.573′ W. Marker is in Blue Springs, Mississippi, in Union County. It is on Main Street (County Highway 278) north of County Highway 202, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1740 Co Rd 278, Blue Springs MS 38828, 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

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blue Springs (approx. one mile away); Mississippi Normal Institute (approx. 3½ miles away); Ishtehotopah (approx. 8½ miles away); Elder Roma Wilson & Rev. Leon Pinson (approx. 9 miles away); B.F. Ford School (approx. 9.2 miles away); William Faulkner (approx. 9½ miles away); Union County, Mississippi (approx. 9½ miles away); Chief Tishomingo Home Site (approx. 9.6 miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

2. Blue Springs Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.