Near Atoka in Tipton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021

1. Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Marker

Inscription. Organized June 19, 1836 by Rev. Henry Bryson, D.D., with 53 members. First house of worship was a log house built on 4 acres donated by Abner Mathews. First pastor, Rev. John Wilson, served from 1837 to 1865. Having fostered at least five other churches, Salem has been called a "mother of churches." Present sanctuary, erected in 1940, is the fourth building on this site. Adjoining cemetery predates the church and contains graves of Indians and slaves.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 80.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 19, 1836.

Location. 35° 26.158′ N, 89° 44.092′ W. Marker is near Atoka, Tennessee, in Tipton County. It is on Atoka-Idaville Road (Tennessee Route 206) 0.2 miles west of Fayne Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3400 Atoka-Idaville Road, Atoka TN 38004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee

and in Greater Memphis.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Atoka Evangelical Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Randolph (approx. 3.1 miles away);

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Tipton County Confederate Reunion (approx. 3.2 miles away); Anthony Chapel School, Greenwood AME Church & Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Clopton United Methodist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Mt. Zion — Munford (approx. 4½ miles away); Munford United Methodist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Hurst's Raid at Barretville (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atoka.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021

2. Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Marker

Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021

3. Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church

This is the church's fourth sanctuary on this site, replacing the third, which was destroyed by fire in 1939.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 688 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.