Rushville in Schuyler County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Union Baptist Church

135 S. Jackson Street, Rushville, IL

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 8, 2021

1. Union Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. This church building began as a Methodist Episcopal Church South. Purchased by Union Baptist Church, bell & steeple, November 27, 1913.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is November 27, 1913.

Location. 40° 7.123′ N, 90° 33.824′ W. Marker is in Rushville, Illinois, in Schuyler County. It is on South Congress Street (U.S. 24) south of West Madison Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 S Congress St, Rushville IL 62681, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Militiaman Lincoln (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

a direct line); 1812-1900 War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Lincoln's Reception (about 600 feet away); Abraham Lincoln in Rushville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Maxwell Kennedy (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Scripps Family (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Base Line Survey (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rushville.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 8, 2021

2. Union Baptist Church Marker

Close-up of marker and bell

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 8, 2021

3. Union Baptist Church Marker

Marker is outside the Schuyler County Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.