Wiggins in Leake County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Forest Grove Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 17, 2021

1. Forest Grove Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. In 1860 thirty~one members of the Camden Presbyterian Church petitioned the Presbytery of Central Mississippi to organize a church close to their homes near the Forest Grove Academy. After the petition was granted on November 23, 1860, Rev. R.E. Sherrill of Yazoo City was called as the first pastor, with J.C. Moore and C.H. Matlock as elders. This sanctuary was dedicated on June 13, 1863, ad the first regular worship service was held on June 14.

Erected 2010 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 13, 1863.

Location. 32° 43.803′ N, 89° 42.76′ W. Marker is in Wiggins, Mississippi, in Leake County. It is at the intersection of Forest Grove Road and Greenwood Chapel Road, on the left when traveling north on Forest Grove Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3400 Forest Grove Road, Carthage MS 39051, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robinson Road (approx. 1.3 miles away); Red Dog Road (approx. 3.2 miles away); Southern Pines

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(approx. 7.7 miles away); Choctaw Boundary (approx. 7.8 miles away); Meet the Beaver (approx. 8.2 miles away); Eads-Mansell-Sudduth House (approx. 10.4 miles away); Carthage City Cemetery (approx. 10½ miles away); Carthage United Methodist Church (approx. 10½ miles away).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 17, 2021

2. Forest Grove Presbyterian Church Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 17, 2021

3. Forest Grove Presbyterian Church Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 17, 2021

4. Forest Grove Presbyterian Church Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 17, 2021

5. Forest Grove Presbyterian 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 726 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.