Near Salado in Bell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Willingham Spring Baptist Church

Photographed by James Hulse, July 19, 2021

1. Willingham Spring Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.

Willingham Spring Baptist Church was organized in 1911 with the aid of Brother Cullam, pastor of Prairie Dell Methodist Church. Local farmer Wilson Willingham deeded property on this site. Oral history relates that Hanna Elizabeth "Grandma" Kidd Myers drove the first nail in the new church building. Area farmers Jim and Bennie Brooks, John and Zola Kidd Lankford, Mart and Minnie Brinegar Van Dyke, H.L. and Clemie Kidd Thomas and Author and Eula Housewright helped build the structure, which was completed in 1914 and also served as a community schoolhouse until 1937. The church was closed in 1941, but was revitalized in the early 1950s and again in the 1990s.

Erected 1998 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11740.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 30° 55.055′ N, 97° 37.228′ W. Marker is near Salado, Texas, in Bell County. It is on Farm to Market Road 2843 ¼ mile west of Hidden Springs Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located in front of the church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salado TX 76571, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas.

It is also in the American 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 New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cedar Knob Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away); Robertson Home (approx. 4.9 miles away); Birthplace of White House Aide Mary Elizabeth Carpenter (approx.

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4.9 miles away); Home of Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (approx. 4.9 miles away); E.S.C. Robertson (approx. 5.2 miles away); Stagecoach Inn (approx. 5.2 miles away); Liz Carpenter (approx. 5.2 miles away); From Salado College to Thomas Arnold High School (1890 to 1913) (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salado.

The Willingham Spring Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 19, 2021

2. The Willingham Spring Baptist Church and Marker

The view of the Willingham Spring Baptist Church from the road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 19, 2021

3. The view of the Willingham Spring Baptist Church from the road

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 872 times since then and 190 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.