Sipsey Fork in Monroe County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Center Point Church

— 1845 —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 24, 2021

1. Center Point Church Marker

Inscription. Free Will Baptists & Methodists joined in 1845 to build the only church in Sipsey Fork, the community between Splunge, Sipsey & Buttahatchie Rivers. The present church; built in 1963, is on the fourth site.

Erected 1976 by Monroe County Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 33° 56.957′ N, 88° 14.475′ W. Marker is in Sipsey Fork, Mississippi, in Monroe County. It is on Sipsey Fork Road 0.1 miles east of Sipsey-Detroit Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 60320 Sipsey Fork Rd, Greenwood Springs MS 38848, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, specifically in the Black Prairie,

in the Golden Triangle,

and in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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: Splunge Free Will Baptist Church (approx. 2 miles away); Wise's Gap 1816 (approx. 6.3 miles away); Birth of Sulligent (approx. 7 miles away in Alabama); John Hollis Bankhead (approx. 7.4 miles away in Alabama); Friendship North Cemetery (approx. 8.2 miles away in Alabama); Friendship North Baptist Church (approx. 8.2 miles away in Alabama); Mormon Springs (approx. 9 miles away); New Hope Church (approx. 10.4 miles away).

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no longer nearby. Monroe County Created 1815 (was approx. 5.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Ogden House (was approx. 7.1 miles away in Alabama but has been permanently removed).

Center Point Church and marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 24, 2021

2. Center Point Church and marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.