Donaldson in Trigg County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Donaldson Creek Baptist Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021

1. Donaldson Creek Baptist Church Marker (side A)

Inscription. Organized Apr. 10, 1814 as arm of Dry Creek Church with 27 charter members. Thomas Ross was first pastor. Became a separate body July 12, 1818. First deacons were John Allen and Nathan Futrell. First building was log structure here on land donated by Basil Holland. Present sanctuary built 1913, cost $575 for the materials and $20 for labor.

Charter members included these families: Boren, Bridges, Brunk, Calhoun, Colson, Cowand, Craig, Futrell, Hargrove, Holland, Lindsey, Mashburn, Sholar, Sumner, Thomas, Wilson & Young, who settled here between 1799 & 1814. Oldest church in Little River Assn., (1818), it is the "mother" of churches at Oak Grove (1875) & Maple Grove (1943).

Erected 1989 by The Thomas-Bridges Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 10, 1814.

Location. 36° 45.047′ N, 87° 53.16′ W. Marker is in Donaldson, Kentucky, in Trigg County. It is on Donaldson Creek Road (Kentucky Route 807) half a mile east of Maple Grove Road ( Route 1062), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at

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or near this postal address: 4670 Donaldson Creek Road, Cadiz KY 42211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James Thomas, Jr. (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas's Cabinet Shop / Thomas's Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Donaldson (approx. half a mile away); Lower Donaldson School (approx. one mile away); Perry Thomas (approx. one mile away); Upper Donaldson School (approx. 1½ miles away); Peyton Thomas Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); James Thomas, Sr. (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Donaldson.

Donaldson Creek Baptist Church Marker (side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021

2. Donaldson Creek Baptist Church Marker (side B)

Donaldson Creek Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021

3. Donaldson Creek Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.