Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Cedar Creek Baptist Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2021

1. Cedar Creek Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. First named Chenoweth Run, church formally organized June 16, 1792, about 12 mi. S. E. of Louisville. Log church built 1798 on land given by William Fleming to Moses Tyler, trustee. Moved to this community after changing name to Cedar Creek, 1846. Present church completed in 1962. Congregation continuously active since 1792 organization.
Presented by Cedar Creek Baptist Church

Erected 1991 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1891.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 16, 1792.

Location. 38° 8.124′ N, 85° 34.79′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is on Bardstown Road (U.S. 150) 0.1 miles north of Brentlinger Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7709 Bardstown Road, Louisville KY 40291, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in

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the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fern Creek High School (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pennsylvania Run Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Joseph Hite Family Cemetery at Mansfield (approx. 3.3 miles away); Jefferson County (Kentucky) Korean War Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 3.9 miles away); Leatherman House (approx. 4 miles away); Conrad-Seaton House / Valentine Conrad Pottery (approx. 4 miles away); Stucky House (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2021

2. Cedar Creek Baptist Church Marker

Marker as seen from the south.

Cedar Creek Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2021

3. Cedar Creek Baptist Church

The present sanctuary, built in 1962.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 608 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.