Near Pelzer in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fork Shoals Baptist Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

1. Fork Shoals Baptist Church Marker (Front)

Inscription.
(front)
Fork Shoals Baptist Church traces its origins to at least 1789, when Horse Creek Church was organized as a member of the Bethel Association. Local tradition, however, places the date earlier, between 1777-1780. Fork Shoals first appears in the Bethel Association minutes in 1799, when the Big Branch Enoree and Horse Creek Churches merged with Fork Shoals Baptist Church. (Continued on other side) (back) (Continued from other side) By 1857 church membership had grown to 510 and in 1860 Fork Shoals was a founding member of the Greenville Baptist Association. Also in that year, Micajah Berry deeded the land on which the current church is built. The first sanctuary on this site was completed in 1888. While the current sanctuary dates to 1961, components of the 1888 structure were retained. Seven area churches began as the result of the ministry of Fork Shoals Baptist Church.

Erected 2016 by Fork Shoals Historical Society. (Marker Number 23-78.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.

Location. 34° 37.227′ N, 82° 18.782′ W.

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Marker is near Pelzer, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is at the intersection of McKelvey Road and Fork Shoals Church Road, on the right when traveling south on McKelvey Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Fork Shoals Church Rd, Pelzer SC 29669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fork Shoals School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Environment – Cedar Falls Park (approx. one mile away); History – Cedar Falls Park (approx.

Fork Shoals Baptist Church Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

2. Fork Shoals Baptist Church Marker (Back)

one mile away); History - Cedar Falls Park (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named History - Cedar Falls Park (approx. one mile away); Hopkins Farm (approx. 2½ miles away); Toney's Store / Militia Muster Ground (approx. 2½ miles away); Battle of Great Cane Brake (approx. 2½ miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Fork Shoals Baptist Church. Church website homepage (Submitted on May 25, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Fork Shoals Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

3. Fork Shoals Baptist Church Marker

Fork Shoals Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

4. Fork Shoals Baptist Church

Fork Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

5. Fork Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,088 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 25, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.