Oakland in Fayette County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Oakland Presbyterian Church
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021
1. Oakland Presbyterian Church Marker
Presbyterian Church
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Organized 1888
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.
Location. 35° 13.703′ N, 89° 30.896′ W. Marker is in Oakland, Tennessee, in Fayette County. Marker is on Church Street (Tennessee Route 194) south of U.S. 64, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14780 TN-194, Oakland TN 38060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cypress-Davis Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 8.2 miles away); Orion Hill (approx. 8.3 miles away); Memphis's Civil War Sites (approx. 8.6 miles away); Arlington Cemetery (approx. 9.1 miles away); Arlington, Tennessee Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.1 miles away); Hughes-College Hill Park (approx. 9.1 miles away); Organization of Fayette County (approx. 9.4 miles away); Tent City (approx. 9.4 miles away).
More about this marker. Excerpt from the church's National Register of Historic Places registration form:
… Oakland Presbyterian Church is the oldest surviving church in the Town of Oakland, Tennessee, which was founded in 1830. Dr. James Hunter from Guilford County, North Carolina, (one of the centers of Scotch-Irish settlements in Colonial America) came to Fayette County in 1827 with his father and two brothers and settled in the area where Oakland came to be. He, more than any other person, is credited with the founding of Oakland. …
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Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021
3. Oakland Presbyterian Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on January 20, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on August 8, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
