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

Splunge Free Will Baptist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 24, 2021

1. Splunge Free Will Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Built in 1844 as New Pleasant Ridge and called "Grubtoe." this is the oldest Free Will Baptist Church in Mississippi and the oldest church building in Monroe County.

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 1844.

Location. 33° 57.543′ N, 88° 16.488′ W. Marker is in Splunge, Mississippi, in Monroe County. It is on Splunge Road south of Timber Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 60555 Splunge 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Center Point Church (approx. 2 miles away); Wise's Gap 1816 (approx. 5.3 miles away); New Hope Church (approx. 8.4 miles away); Friendship North Cemetery (approx. 8½ miles away in Alabama); Friendship North Baptist Church (approx. 8½ miles away in Alabama); Birth of Sulligent (approx. 9 miles away in Alabama); Mormon Springs (approx. 9.2 miles away); John Hollis Bankhead (approx. 9½ miles away in Alabama).

Other markers no longer nearby. Monroe County Created 1815 (was approx. 5.3 miles away

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but has been confirmed missing); The Ogden House (was approx. 9.1 miles away in Alabama but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 24, 2021

2. Splunge Free Will Baptist Church & 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 819 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.